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| Keywords: Ishiguro Masayoshi I - Tsuba with Paulownia Crests and Seals - Walters 51168.jpg This tsuba is a collaboration between two artists The metalwork was done by Masayoshi and the enamel work was executed by a member of the Hirata school of cloisonné artists Across both sides of the tsuba various seals and flower crests are interspersed with Taoist symbols On the front the flower crests are paulownia Versions of the paulownia crest were used by the Imperial family and high-ranking warrior families On the reverse the crests are cherry blossoms The edge of the tsuba is gilded in gold between 1774 1853 late Edo shakudo gold enamels cm 8 1 7 47 0 5 accession number 51 168 7074 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Shippo/Hirata saku; Translation The seven treasures/made by Hirata; Signature Juo The Taste of Maryland Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984 Japanese Cloisonne Enamels Fisher Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1989-1990 place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Ishiguro Masayoshi I Paulownia in art Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
