Tsuba with Symbols of the Star Festival (Tanabata)
This tsuba refers to the story of the celestial lovers the Weaving Maiden (Jp. Orihime) and the Shepard (Jp. Hikoboshi). They are the stars Vega and Aquila. Because they neglected their work when they were together, the Weaving Maiden's father, the King of Heaven, decreed that...
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5601
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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4
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.131_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.131 |
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