Tsuba with Kôsagi, a Paragon of Filial Piety

ca. 1875 (late Edo-Meiji) 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm) Citation Source image

The man kneeling at the lower right of this tsuba is Kôsagi, one of the Japanese paragons of filial piety. He worked hard every day to ensure there was enough money to buy his father some sake. When times became hard, he was unable to afford the sake despite his hard work. Whe...

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