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Hand Guard (tsuba) Decorated with Plum Blossoms and Moon

1844

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Hand Guard (tsuba) Decorated with Plum Blossoms and Moon

1844

Physical Qualities Shibuichi. gold, silver, Overall: 2 1/8 × 1 13/16 × 3/16 in. (5.4 × 4.6 × 0.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Pierre E. Berry, Baltimore
Object Number 2010.82
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2010; Pierre E. Berry, Baltimore, purchased in Kyoto c. 1945
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," February 7-May 8, 2016.
Frances Klapthor, "The Way of Nature: Art from Japan, China, and Korea," Baltimore Museum of Art, September 21, 2025-March 1, 2026

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