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Unidentified, probably American

Guard (tsuba) Decorated with a Giant and a Mountain

18th century?

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Unidentified, probably American

Guard (tsuba) Decorated with a Giant and a Mountain

18th century?

Physical Qualities Metal alloy, copper, and silver, 8.6 x 7.8 cm.
Credit Line Gift of Leroy Lipman
Object Number 1955.166.22
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Leroy Lipman

Inscribed: Signed Iwamoto Ryokwan

Artist Japanese Artist

Unidentified, probably American

Not on View

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