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Source Description
The scene depicted on this tsuba is reminiscent of Chinese landscape paintings. On the right, two figures walk up a mountain path. These are a scholar and his servant. They are going to a mountain hut, where the scholar will have solitude to study. Mountains and trees are shown along the right at top edge. At the bottom, a man in a boat is shown in a river. On the reverse are suggestions of the landscape.
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Document identity
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32849
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Tsuba with a Chinese Landscape
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Source metadata
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32849
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title
Tsuba with a Chinese Landscape
description
The scene depicted on this tsuba is reminiscent of Chinese landscape paintings. On the right, two figures walk up a mountain path. These are a scholar and his servant. They are going to a mountain hut, where the scholar will have solitude to study. Mountains and trees are shown along the right at top edge. At the bottom, a man in a boat is shown in a river. On the reverse are suggestions of the landscape.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1825 (Edo)
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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
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 菊川南甫; [Translation] Kikugawa Nanpo; [Seal] 秀久; [Translation] Hisahide
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iron, gold
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6039
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JMA
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none
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photo
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