Tsuba with a Monkey Teasing an Elephant with a Stick

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description The body of this tsuba is formed by the figure of an elephant. On its back is a monkey made of silver alloy, poking a stick towards the elephant's head.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 政春; [Translation] Masaharu

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Tamagawa Masaharu (Japanese, 1st half 18th century) (Artist)

Period

1724 (Edo)

Medium

sentoku, silver alloy, gold, and copper
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.281

Measurements

H: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)

Geographies

Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View