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Iwama Nobuyoshi

Guard (tsuba) in the Form of a Wine Jar Decorated with a Shoji Beside Waves

1833

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Iwama Nobuyoshi

Guard (tsuba) in the Form of a Wine Jar Decorated with a Shoji Beside Waves

1833

Physical Qualities Metal alloy with gold, silver, and copper applied decoration, 3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in. (8 x 7.7 x 0.6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Leroy Lipman
Object Number 1955.166.7
On the back, coral branches and waves.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Leroy Lipman, Baltimore
Frances Klapthor, BMA, "The Poetic Imagery of Japanese Art," February 22-August 8, 2010. (Levy Rotation)

Inscribed: Signed, "Shuno Hogen Nobuyoshi"

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Iwama Nobuyoshi

Japanese, 1807-1878
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