Tsuba with a Cormorant Fisherman
The man at the right holds a large ladle upon which a cormorant bird is perched. He holds a lease for the bird in his right hand. Cormorants were traditionally used to catch fish in rivers in some parts of Japan. A ring was tied around the bird's neck to prevent it from swallo...
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12777
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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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2
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Japanese
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