Tsuba with a Wine Jar, Ladle, and Young Woman with a Fan

mid-19th century (late Edo)

7 cm 7.3 cm 7 cm

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Shôjô are monkey-like creatures with human faces who usually live near water. They are fond of drinking sake, which probably accounts for their red faces. This shôjô is shown with a jar of sake, a ladle, and a fan. The reverse of the tsuba shows the opposite side of the scene.

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