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Source Description
The four flowers depicted on this tsuba are known as the Four Gentlemen. The theme came to Japan from China. Each flower represents a different season. On the front, bamboo represents summer and plum represents winter. On the reverse, chrysanthemums and orchids represent autumn and spring respectively. This tsuba is signed Funada Ikkin, but may be the work of a later follower.
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Document identity
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31511
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Tsuba with the Four Gentlemen: Orchid, Bamboo, Plum, and Chrysanthemum
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Source metadata
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31511
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normalized
title
Tsuba with the Four Gentlemen: Orchid, Bamboo, Plum, and Chrysanthemum
description
The four flowers depicted on this tsuba are known as the Four Gentlemen. The theme came to Japan from China. Each flower represents a different season. On the front, bamboo represents summer and plum represents winter. On the reverse, chrysanthemums and orchids represent autumn and spring respectively. This tsuba is signed Funada Ikkin, but may be the work of a later follower.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1864-ca.1885 (late Edo-Meiji)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
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import
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cm
width
8.5
height
7.6
depth
0.4
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3 3/8 x 3 x 3/16 in. (8.54 x 7.59 x 0.43 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 船田一琴; [Translation] Funada Ikkin (kao)
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sentoku, gold, silver, shibuichi, shakudo
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3658
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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62cae37835059ebf
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3
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photo
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