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| Keywords: Japanese - Kozuka with a Thatched Hut on the Shore - Walters 51795.jpg At the center of the composition is a pine tree with a small thatched hut at its base Two buckets are in front of the hut Behind it at the top of the kozuka is the water's edge This may be a reference to seaside salt making in Japan Salt water was boiled down to concentrate it and then spread out to evaporate This process left behind salt crystals which could be gathered and sold The most famous literary salt makers in Japan are the two main characters in the noh play Matsukaze date shibuichi gold cm 9 6 accession number 51 795 33054 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters none place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Tosogu Japanese sword fittings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
