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| Keywords: Takase Eiju - Tsuba with Minamoto no Yoritomo Hiding with his Warriors in a Hollow Tree - Walters 51101 - Mark.jpg This tsuba shows Minamoto Yoritomo hiding from his enemies in a tree during the Genpei War 1180-1185 Yoshitomo was being followed through the Hakone Mountains by warriors from the Taira clan One of these warriors Kajiwara Kagetoki was secretly a supporter of Yoshitomo When the Taira soldiers came upon the tree where Yoshitomo was hiding Kagetoki stuck his bow into the tree This startled two doves that flew away from the tree The doves are shown at the upper left of the tsuba Kagetoki convinced the other Taira soldiers that no one could be in the tree with the doves thus allowing Yoritomo to escape Yoritomo's side won the war and he became the military ruler of the county shogun 4th quarter 18th century mid Edo yamagane copper silver gold cm 6 56 5 8 0 42 accession number 51 101 39335 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Takase Eiju place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Takase Eiju Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
