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| Keywords: Tamagawa Masaharu - Tsuba with the Chinese Immortal Gama Sennin - Walters 51123 - Mark.jpg This tsuba shows the Taoist immortal Gama who is always accompanied by a frog The frog who only has three legs is on the reverse side Gama's spirit was able to leave his body to wander and once returned to find the body unfit He put his spirit into the nearest creature which was a frog century 18 late Edo shibuichi gold silver copper cm 6 48 6 0 43 accession number 51 123 35169 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Masaharu zo Translation Made by Masaharu place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Tamagawa Masaharu Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
