Keywords: Kanasugi Tomotoshi - Tsuba with New Year's Decorations - Walters 51360 - Mark A.jpg The objects on the tsuba are part of the decoration and celebration of New Years On the right three rice cakes are stacked on a stand with a branch of flowering plum behind them At the lower left are pine boughs which symbolize longevity On the reverse is a fish head on a stick and holly leaves This is a decoration that was attached to door frames to ward off demons ca 1775 1800 Edo shibuichi copper gold silver cm 6 4 accession number 51 360 30155 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Tomotoshi kao place of origin Kagoshima Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Kanasugi Tomotoshi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |