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Ishiguro Masayoshi

Hand Guard (tsuba) Decorated with Nio Temple Guardian, Pigeons and Leaves

1828

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Ishiguro Masayoshi

Hand Guard (tsuba) Decorated with Nio Temple Guardian, Pigeons and Leaves

1828

Physical Qualities Copper alloy (shibuichi) with copper, gold, silver, 8.9 x 8.4 x .5 cm.
Credit Line Gift of Leroy Lipman
Object Number 1955.166.1
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

Ishiguro Masayoshi

1770–1850

Japanese, 1771(?)-after 1851
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