Keywords: Gotô Hôjô - Tsuba with Cranes - Walters 51223 - Mark A.jpg Surrounding the central openings of this tsuba are twenty three cranes carved in silver gold copper and a mixed metal alloy called shakudo Cranes are symbols of longevity and frequently appear in a celebratory context The reverse of the tsuba has twenty cranes in a similar configuration century 19 late Edo shakudo gold silver copper cm 8 accession number 51 223 40440 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Kenjo saku/Mitsuaki kao place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Gotô Hôjô Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |