Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Chinese Gentlemen Viewing a Waterfall
ca.1800-1850 (late Edo)
iron, gold, silver gilt, shibuichi
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba depicts four men in Chinese dress at the lower right observing a waterfall at the left. A blossoming tress occupies the right side. On the reverse, a single figure looks off into the distance.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 3/16 x 3 x 3/16 in. (8.07 x 7.6 x 0.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.261