Tsuka with Menuki of Mounted Riders

18th-19th century (Edo) L: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) Citation Source image

Two menuki are held to the tsuka by silk cord wrapped around the handle. Each menuki is in the shape of a rider on a horse. The kashira depicts a Chinese-style lion ("shishi"). The background of the tsuka is ray skin. This is part of a mounted set.

Artifact

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79157
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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