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| Keywords: Kitagawa Soten - Tsuba with Taoist Immortals and Their Animals - Walters 51103.jpg This heavily decorated tsuba shows six Taoist immortals The front depicts Chôkarô on his magic mule Kinko riding a carp and Gama on a carp On the back are Koan riding a tortoise Chochika sitting on a mat and Gomo carrying a fan The back also shows a pair of cranes in flight Cranes are said to live for a thousand years and often appear with Immortals The stylized waves in the background may be a reference to the Island of the Immortals 1st half Other date century 18 mid Edo shakudo with silver alloy gold and copper cm 7 8 accession number 51 103 39419 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Inscribed Mogarashi Kitagawa/nyudo Soten Sei; Place Inscribed Go no Kuni/Hikone Ju; Translation Inscribed Omi Province/Living in Hikone place of origin Hikone Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Kitagawa Soten | ||||
