Keywords: Yanagawa Naomasa - Fuchi with Bamboo - Walters 5112493A - Back.jpg Gold bamboo and leaves are set off by the black background The matching kashira has a tiger Tiger and bamboo are a common motif indicating the acceptance of the strong tiger by the weak bamboo This is part of a mounted set century 18 Edo shakudo gold brass cm 3 8 accession number 51 1249 3A 11234 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Naomasa place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tosogu Japanese sword fittings in the Walters Art Museum Yanagawa Naomasa Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update |