Tsuba with Nitta Yoshisada Throwing his Sword into the Sea

19th century (Edo) H: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm) Citation Source image

Standing at the right side of the tsuba is Nitta Yoshisada (1301-1338). He was a warrior loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo (1288-1339) in the emperor's war against the Kamakura shogunate. Yoshisada led an army to attack Kamakura in 1333. Because the terrain around Kamakura is very rou...

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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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Japanese
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copper, shakudo, gold

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