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| Keywords: Nakagami Motohiro - Tsuba with Fox's Wedding Procession - Walters 5112622 - Mark A.jpg The fox's wedding procession Kitsune yome-iri is said to occur when sun shines during a rain storm or when a small chain of distant lights can be seen at dusk This subject also appears in paintings such as examples by Katsushika Hokusai 1760-1849 and Suzuki Kiitsu 1796-1858 The procession of foxes can be seen along the bottom of the tsuba on both sides The bride is in the palanquin at the lower right on the front This is part of a mounted set late 18th-early 19th century late Edo copper shakudo gold; copper gold silver cm 7 4 accession number 51 1262 2 40362 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Motohiro kao place of origin Kyoto Japan Walters Art Museum license Tosogu Japanese sword fittings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Nakagami Motohiro | ||||
