Tsuba with Geese and Autumn Reeds

ca. 1875 (late Edo-Meiji) 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm) Citation Source image

Traditional Japanese culture is extremely sensitive to seasonality in artistic motifs and personal adornment. This tsuba evokes autumn through its decorations. The front shows two ducks under the reeds. On the back, a full moon shines over reeds. Autumn was the time to hold mo...

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38475
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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