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| Keywords: Funada Ikkin II - Tsuba with the Four Gentlemen - Orchid, Bamboo, Plum, and Chrysanthemum - Walters 51345.jpg 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 1864-ca 1885 late Edo-Meiji sentoku gold silver shibuichi shakudo cm 8 54 7 59 0 43 accession number 51 345 31511 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Funada Ikkin kao place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Funada Ikkin II Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
