Tsuka with Yamabushi and Warrior
Description
English: The tsuka is covered in ray skin (“same”) and wrapped in silk cord. The gold menuki beneath the cord are in a design of poetry papers with cherry blossoms. The kashira on the end of the hilt shows a yamabushi (mountain warrior monk) attacking a warrior. Other fittings in this ensemble show warriors who supported Emperor Go-Daigo (1288-1339) during the Nanboku war. Yamabushi assisted Go-Daigo’s forces in battles for control of Kamakura. This is part of a mounted set.
Date first half of 19th century (late Edo)
Medium ray skin, silk cord, silver, gold
Dimensions Length: 21 cm (8.3 in).
Current location
Walters Art Museum Link back to Institution infobox template wikidata:Q210081
Accession number 51.1160.3B
Place of creation Edo (present-day Tokyo, Japan)
Object history
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters