Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) With the Motif of Autumnal Vegetation (秋草透鐔)
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Catalogue
- Year
- 1601
- Dimensions
- H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); W. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 2.6 oz. (73.7 g)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Mitsunobu
Artist
Painting
Tosa Mitsunobu was a Japanese painter, the founder of the Tosa school of Japanese painting. Born into a family that had traditionally served as painters to the Imperial court, he was head of the court painting bureau from 1493 to 1496. In 1518, he was appointed chief artist to the Ashikaga shogunates.
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- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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