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| Keywords: Ichiyôsai Hironao - Tsuba with Taikobo (Ch Tai Gongwong) Fishing without Bait - Walters 51191.jpg At the right of this tsuba sits the sage Taikôbô Ch Tai Gongwang fishing His tea pot and basket are sitting behind him on the reverse Taikôbô did not use bait because he did not actually want to catch fish He used fishing as an excuse to think about scientific questions He met 12th-century BC emperor Wu Wang when the emperor was hunting and Taikôbô was fishing The emperor was so impressed with Taikôbô that he asked him to serve as a counselor Taikôbô served the emperor for twenty years 1st half Other date century 19 late Edo shibuichi gold cm 6 7 6 2 accession number 51 191 21758 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Hironao Déjà Vu Recurrence The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2007-2008 place of origin Mito Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Ichiyôsai Hironao Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
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