Tsuba with Kamatari and the Jewel

ca.1700-1750 (mid Edo)

7.6 cm 7.7 cm 0.5 cm

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The body of this tsuba is formed by the elements of the composition. It tells the story of Kamatari, the founder of the powerful Fujiwara family. He was a historical figure who died in 669, but this episode is from a legend. His daughter had become the empress of China and sen...

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