Tsuba with Ômori Hikohichi Crossing a Stream with a Demon

early 18th century (Edo)

8.8 cm 9.1 cm 0.6 cm

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The main figure on this tsuba is Ômori Hikohichi, a 14th-century warrior. He is most often depicted in art as he is here, with a female demon on his back. Hikohiki is said to have offered to carry a beautiful woman across a stream. While crossing the stream, he saw her reflect...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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