Keywords: Tamagawa Masaharu - Tsuba with a Monkey Teasing an Elephant with a Stick - Walters 51281.jpg The body of this tsuba is formed by the figure of an elephant On its back is a monkey made of silver alloy poking a stick towards the elephant's head 1724 Edo sentoku silver alloy gold and copper cm 7 7 accession number 51 281 31222 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Masaharu place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Tamagawa Masaharu Reliefs of monkeys on Japanese sword fittings |