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Hand Guard (tsuba) Decorated with Wasobei in the Hand of a Giant; Mt. Fuji - Image 1
Hand Guard (tsuba) Decorated with Wasobei in the Hand of a Giant; Mt. Fuji - Image 2

Unidentified, probably American

Hand Guard (tsuba) Decorated with Wasobei in the Hand of a Giant; Mt. Fuji

1869-1879

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Unidentified, probably American

Hand Guard (tsuba) Decorated with Wasobei in the Hand of a Giant; Mt. Fuji

1869-1879

Physical Qualities Copper alloy, shibuichi, gold, silver, 10.6 x 10 cm.
Credit Line Gift of Leroy Lipman
Object Number 1955.166.10
Wasobei in the hands of a giant (front); snow-capped Mt. Fuji (back)
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Leroy Lipman
New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century

Inscribed: Signed: shuno hogen nobuyoshi

Artist Japanese Artist from a design by Hamano Shozui (1696-1769)

Unidentified, probably American

2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00

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