Tsuba with Tiger and Waterfall

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description The tiger is common symbol of power in Japanese art. On this tsuba, the tiger is at the lower right. A stream is near it at the lower left. An unusual secondary hole is above the tiger on the right, along with a standard utility knife hole on the left. On the reverse is a waterfall.

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

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

n.d.

Medium

iron, copper, silver with gold detail
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.379

Measurements

2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View