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Summary
This tsuba has a raised rim decorated with a crawling spider, maple leaf and cherry blossom. The body of the tsuba has pampas grass on the left and chrysanthemums on the right. Along the bottom is a grasshopper. Two crickets are in the pampas grass at the upper left. This tsuba is one of a pair with Walters 51.391 and had a matching lacquer box.
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artwork
haruta hirotsugu
lacquer of japan in the walters art museum
tsuba in the walters art museum
walters art museum
high resolution
insect drawing
Date
1750
Source
Walters Art Museum
Link
Copyright info
public domain