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| Keywords: Sasayama Tokuoki - Tsuba with Blossoming Magnolia with Sparrows - Walters 51302 - Mark A.jpg A magnolia associated with spring blooms on the right hand side of this tsuba Two sparrows appear One is in flight at the lower left and one is perched in the magnolia tree On the reverse another magnolia tree is shown at the left with a sparrow flying above it A stream is shown on the right The hole for the utility knife have been plugged 1855 late Edo iron gold silver shibuichi cm 8 14 7 68 0 49 accession number 51 302 24173 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Date Ansei ki-no-to u chûtô; Signature Sasayama Ôsumi Tokuoki zô; Translation Ansei era year of the rabbit 1855 mid winter/made by Sasayama Ôsumi Tokuoki place of origin Kyoto Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Sasayama Tokuoki Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
