Tsuba with the Eight-plank Bridge (Yatsuhashi) from the ""Tales of Ise""

17th-18th century (Edo) 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm) Citation Source image

While this bridge does not literally contain eight planks, the style is distinctly that of the famous eight plank bridge in the Tales of Ise. In the story, the hero, Narihira, was exiled from Kyoto. While wandering in the eastern part of Japan, he came upon an eight-planked br...

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