Tsuba with Marishiten and Atago Jizô

2nd quarter 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)

7.3 cm 8 cm

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At the top of the tsuba are seven stars from the constellation Ursa Major. The deity Marishiten was believed to reside in Ursa Major, and she is depicted in the left cartouche. Marishiten is shown standing on a running boar, with a bow and arrow in her hands. She has three hea...

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