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

1829-1890 (late Edo-Meiji) 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm) Citation Source image

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...

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18051
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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