Tsuba with Kusunoki Masatsura's Death Poem

late 18th-19th century (?) (late Edo) H: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm) Citation Source image

The front of this tsuba contains the death poem of Kusunoki Masatsura (1326-1348). In the 14th century, two branches of the imperial family claimed to be rightful heirs to the throne of Japan. Masatsura was loyal to the southern branch, established by the Emperor Go-Daigo (128...

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18269
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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