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| Keywords: Soyo - Tsuba with Marishiten and Atago Jizô - Walters 51104 - Back.jpg At the top of the tsuba are seven stars from the constellation Ursa Major The deity Marishiten was believed to reside in Ursa Major and she is depicted in the left cartouche Marishiten is shown standing on a running boar with a bow and arrow in her hands She has three heads and six arms She was worshipped by warriors in pre-modern Japan At the right is the deity Atago Jizô He is sometimes called Shogun Jizô and protected warriors This manifestation of Jizô can also be linked to Maritshiten because his animal messenger is the boar Gingko leaves and two pigeons are at the bottom On the reverse is another pigeon and a bow and arrow 2nd quarter 19th century late Edo-Meiji sentoku shibuichi copper gold cm 8 7 3 accession number 51 104 39682 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquistion unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Nishin kore no zo/Soyo saku; Signature Shia u tsuku ru /Tobari Yoshihisa; Translation These are images of two deities/Made by Soyo; Translation Made together with Tobari Yoshihisa place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
