Tsuba with a Chinese Immortal
Hamano Noriyuki (Japanese, 1736-1787) (Artist)
Myôchin Munesada (Japanese, active ca. 1725-1750) (Artist)
ca.1725-1750 (Edo)
iron, silver, shibuichi
(Japanese Military Armor)

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.
Inscription

[Seal] 矩隨; [Translation] Noriyuki; [Signature] 明珍民部; [Translation] Myochin Minbu; [Signature] 紀宗定作; [Translation] Ki Munesada saku
Provenance

Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.