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| Keywords: Sasayama Tokuoki - Tsuba with a Tiger on a Cliff - Walters 51146 - Mark.jpg On the right side of this tsuba a tiger is perched on a cliff While tigers are not native to Japan they have long been known through Chinese painting The tiger is often a symbol of strength The reverse of this tsuba shows two pine trees under a gibbous moon between 1813 1896 late Edo-Meiji iron shibuichi gold silver shakudo cm 8 35 7 88 0 45 accession number 51 146 1378 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Ikkôsai Tokuoki place of origin Kyoto Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Sasayama Tokuoki Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
