Tsuba with a Fox in Buddhist Robes Inside a Gong (""Mokugyo"")

1833 (Edo period) H: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) Citation Source image

This tsuba is in the shape of a wooden gong known as a mokugyo. Two fish heads meet at the top of the tsuba. This is the most traditional shape for the gong. These types of gongs are used in Buddhist rituals, often as part of chanting or reciting rituals. On the right, a fox i...

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