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| Keywords: Gotô Seii - Tsuba with Phoenix and Paulownia - Walters 5112242 - Mark A.jpg Along the top edge of tsuba is a mythical hô-ô bird which is similar to the phoenix Below it along the bottom edge are paulownia flowers and leaves Hô-ô and paulownia are both auspicious This is part of a mounted set century 19 late Edo silver gold shakudo copper cm 7 1 accession number 51 1224 2 25365 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Seii kao place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Gotô Seii Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
