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| Keywords: Kiyomasa - Tsuba with Fish, Shells and Mask - Walters 51143.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Kiyomasa <br/> This tsuba shows four separate motifs by four individual artists Each artist signed his own name on a small plaque near the motif he made This is a typical style for the Arikawa family from Mito On the front are a blow fish signed by Kiyomasa a mask used in comedic performances signed by Sanemasa and sea shells with an illegible signature On the reverse is another small grouping of shells signed by Naoharu The artists on this tsuba are obscure and may be minor students of the Arikawa school ca 1800 1850 late Edo iron copper shibuichi gold cm 7 84 7 26 0 4 accession number 51 143 23871 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquistion unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Kiyomasa; Signature Sanemasa; Signature Tomounread; Signature Naoharu place of origin Mito Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Kiyomasa Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
