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Tsuba with the Chinese poet Rinnasei (Ch. Lin Hetsing [Lin Ho Tsing])

Murasakibara Toshiyoshi (Japanese, 1829-ca.1890) (Artist)

1829-1890 (late Edo-Meiji)

iron with silver overlay, gold, copper
(Japanese Military Armor)

This tsuba depicts the Chinese poet Rinnasei (Ch. Lin Hetsing [Lin Ho Tsing]). None of his poems survive because he did not want to record them. He is always depicted with a plum tree and a crane. He stands on the right side of the tsuba holding a large fan. An aged plum tree spreads its branches and blossoms over the top of the tsuba. On the reverse, a crane is shown in flight.

Inscription

[Signature]壽良; [Translation] Toshiyoshi (kao)

Provenance

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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51.402

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Tsuba with the Chinese poet Rinnasei (Ch. Lin Hetsing [Lin Ho Tsing])

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Tsuba with the Chinese poet Rinnasei (Ch. Lin Hetsing [Lin Ho Tsing])

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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Geographies

Measurements

Credit Line

Location in Museum

Accession Number In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.**

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.