Guard (Tsuba) Decorated with a Devil Running under Shoki’s Hat

1829

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Iwama Masayoshi

Guard (Tsuba) Decorated with a Devil Running under Shoki’s Hat

1829

Physical Qualities Copper alloy (shibuichi), with gold, silver, shakudo and copper, 9 x 8.6 cm.

Credit Line Gift of Leroy Lipman

Object Number 1955.166.5

The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Leroy Lipman

BMA, "Diamonds in the Rough: Seldom Seen Objects from the BMA's Collection," June 20-August 13, 1989.

Artist

Iwama Masayoshi

Japanese, 1764-1837

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