kissakai Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 Does anyone know the theme to this (Mito kinko) tsuba? I think the mei is Yasuchika 保隣 Quote
Tanto54 Posted February 24, 2019 Report Posted February 24, 2019 Dear Grev, This is Rinnasei (the Chinese Poet Lin Bu). The clues are the Chinese scholarly dress (fan and hair too), plum tree, crane and attendant. Rinnasei is said to have destroyed all his poems so that there would be no record of his writing. He is usually depicted with a plum tree (considered his wife) and one or two cranes (considered his child) and a young attendant. 2 Quote
kissakai Posted February 24, 2019 Author Report Posted February 24, 2019 Thanks George Ideal info and a lovely picture Knowing the name I checked in Joly’s ‘Legend in Japanese Art’ and on page 432 there is a tsuba image very similar to my tsuba. There is more detail about Rinnasei is on page 421 – '... he is shown with one of two cranes under a plum tree....' Thanks Grev Quote
Tanto54 Posted February 25, 2019 Report Posted February 25, 2019 Dear Grev, My pleasure. By the way, what is on the ura? Quote
kissakai Posted February 25, 2019 Author Report Posted February 25, 2019 Hi George The back as requested Grev Quote
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