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Tsuba with an Immortal Seeing a Flying Crane
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the lower right of the tsuba stand a Chinese immortal and his attendent. A crane flies across the upper left. Cranes are a symbol of longevity. This sage may be Kangai, who is often shown with a crane. On the reverse is a small stream. The composition of this tsuba is almost identical to another in the collection by Hirotoshi (Walters 51.98).
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, MIto
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.193
