Tsuba with a Netsuke, Inro, Money Pouch, and Fan

1775-1852 (late Edo)

6.7 cm 6.9 cm 0.4 cm

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The background on this tsuba is executed is the fish egg ("nanoko-ji") style. At the bottom are displayed a netsuke, inro, and money pouch. These objects were attached to the belt of traditional Japanese kimono in order to carry small objects, including money. The netsuke is i...

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