Keywords: Hamano Noriyuki - Tsuba with a Chinese Immortal - Walters 51267 - Mark B.jpg The face of a Chinese immortal appears at the lower right of this tsuba He wears a cloth covering on his head and carries a fly whisk The background of the tsuba is iron with a wood grain appearance The body was probably made by Munesada and the decoration added by Noriyuki circa 1725 1750 Edo iron silver shibuichi cm 7 9 7 54 0 46 accession number 51 267 39971 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Seal Noriyuki; Signature Myochin Minbu; Signature Ki Munesada saku Déjà Vu Recurrence The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2007-2008 place of origin Kyoto Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Hamano Noriyuki Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review |