Keywords: Otani Motooku - Tsuba with Plovers Flying over a Stream - Walters 51375.jpg A stream zigzags across the background of this tsuba At the top five plovers are depicted in flight At the bottom are small bamboo plants On the reverse is a stream with three plovers Plovers are a seasonal allusion to winter date Meiji shibuichi gold silver copper cm 6 9 accession number 51 375 17608 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Otani Motooku kao place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Otani Motooku |