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| Keywords: Iwamoto Konkan - Tsuba with Marishiten - Walters 51253 - Back.jpg Standing on a charging bull at the right side of this tsuba is the Buddhist deity Marishiten She is known as the Queen of Heaven despite her masculine appearance She has three faces Her six arms normally eight carry a sword a bow and arrow and a spear She is believed to reside in the stars of Ursa Major The inscription on the front says that it was presented by the Suwa clan by orders of the ruler The Suwa clan controlled the area that is now Nagano prefecture The reverse has two Suwa oak leaf crests 1793 Edo iron silver gold copper shakudo cm 8 9 8 5 0 59 accession number 51 253 25631 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Dedication Suwa uji tatematsuru kunmei; Date Kansei go mizu-no-to ushi toshi yôfuku ; Signature kin ji sen Iwamoto Konkan; Translation Presented to the Suwa clan by orders of the ruler / Fifth year of Kansei 1793 the year of the ox November / Respectfully engraved by Iwamoto Konkan kao place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Iwamoto Konkan Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
