Japanese - Tsuba with Shoko Reading a Book by Moonlight - Walters 51396
Summary
At the right of the tsuba is a humble hut. In the hut, a man holds a book near the window. This is the legendary Chinese scholar Shoko. He read by moonlight. The moon and clouds are in the upper left of the tsuba. On the reverse is a waterfall under a pine tree.
Date
1400 - 1800
Source
Walters Art Museum
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