Tsuka with Waterfall and Chinese-style Lions

19th century (late Edo-Meiji) L: 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm) Citation Source image

This tsuka is designed in the shape of a rocky outcropping with a waterfall. A Chinese-style lion ("shishi") stands at the top of the water. Smaller shishi are scattered throughout the handle along with peony flowers. This is part of a mounted set.

Artifact

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79195
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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