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Source Description
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 spreads its branches and blossoms over the top of the tsuba. On the reverse, a crane is shown in flight.
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Document identity
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18051
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Tsuba with the Chinese poet Rinnasei (Ch. Lin Hetsing [Lin Ho Tsing])
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Source metadata
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18051
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title
Tsuba with the Chinese poet Rinnasei (Ch. Lin Hetsing [Lin Ho Tsing])
description
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 spreads its branches and blossoms over the top of the tsuba. On the reverse, a crane is shown in flight.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1829-1890 (late Edo-Meiji)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
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3
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3
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import
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3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
style
Tanaka School
inscriptions
[Signature]壽良; [Translation] Toshiyoshi (kao)
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iron with silver overlay, gold, copper
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6119
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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