Hamano Masanobu
Guard (tsuba) Decorated with the Inari Fox beneath a Half Moon
early 19th century
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Hamano Masanobu
Guard (tsuba) Decorated with the Inari Fox beneath a Half Moon
early 19th century
Physical Qualities
Shibuichi, gold, silver, copper, 6.3 x 5.6 cm.
Credit Line
Gift of Leroy Lipman
Object Number
1955.166.14
The Inari fox, the benevolent messenger of the kami (nature spirit) of rice and harvests, is shown here at 1,000 years old, after it has become golden in color and tremendously powerful.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Leroy Lipman
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century," February 7- May 8, 2016.
Frances Klapthor, "The Way of Nature: Art from Japan, China, and Korea," Baltimore Museum of Art, September 21, 2025-March 1, 2026
Frances Klapthor, "The Way of Nature: Art from Japan, China, and Korea," Baltimore Museum of Art, September 21, 2025-March 1, 2026
Inscribed: Signed: gyonen rokujuyon otsuryuken miboku
