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| Keywords: Japanese - Tsuba with Chinese Gentlemen and Mountain Huts - Walters 51245.jpg On the right side of this mountain two men climb towards to mountain huts at the upper right They are dressed in Chinese style clothing but the roofs of the hut are depicted as Japanese farm houses A mountain peak is shown at the upper left On the reverse a man carries a gourd on a bamboo pole This tsuba may represent a specific story or be a generalized reference to the theme of scholars visiting each other The band around the edge of the tsuba is carved in a stylized wood grain pattern date iron gold detail copper silver cm 7 2 accession number 51 245 6952 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters none place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
