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This tsuba depicts a lotus pond with lotus flowers blossoming. The plants are depicted in gold and silver relief. On the back of the tsuba, a water bug skims the water between the lotus. The lotus is associated with Buddha and a state of purity. The construction of this tsuba is unusual. The front is made of a copper and gold alloy called shakudo, while the back is silver. They have been fused together, creating a wavy pattern along the tsuba's edge.
Japanese
at center: 2 11/16 x 2 7/16 x 1/8 in. (6.9 x 6.13 x 0.34 cm)
medium: silver, shakudo, gold, copper
style: Goto School
culture: Japanese
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
The central emerald has been subtly incised with a many-petaled lotus flower, a symbol of the sun, suggesting the radiance of the outsize gem. The enameling on the back depicts a peacock with a pair of peahens amid flowers. Peacocks signal the monsoon rains. The refined use of enamel indicates that this piece was assembled in the specialized workshops of Jaipur, but the size of the emerald suggests that it was made for imperial use.
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur
Gold, emerald, diamonds, enamel, and pearl
Overall: 7.4 x 4.8 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
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The bright color of the emerald indicates it was sourced in South America.
Bequest of Anne Jessop Smith
America, Massachusetts, 18th century
kidskin
Average: 24.8 x 9.6 cm (9 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. David Moore
Long, rectangular tables were often placed against a wall to hold candlestands, flower vases, or incense burners. It was customary to hang ancestor portraits, images of religious figures, or seasonal paintings above the table that would convey auspicious wishes and blessings to the family. <br><br>The high legs show stylized cloud-shaped spandrels. At each end of the table, between the recessed legs, are carved openwork panels with a lively dragon motif.
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Rosewood (huanghuali)
Overall: 86.4 x 199.4 x 41.9 cm (34 x 78 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
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The table top is made of a single plank of wood.
Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
James M. Hart
American (born Scotland), Kilmarnock 1828–1901 New York
20 x 34 in. (50.8 x 86.4 cm)
medium: Oil on canvas
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 21.115.2 1921
Gift of Colonel Charles A. Fowler, 1921
Walters commissioned this portrait through his fellow Barye enthusiast in Baltimore George Lucas. Barye's having died thirteen years earlier, Bonnat worked from a photograph of the sculptor taken by the respected French photographer Nadar that, along with a wax model of the "Seated Lion," was provided by Lucas.
H: 50 13/16 x W: 36 5/8 in. (129 x 93 cm)
Framed H: 64 1/4 x W: 49 7/8 x D: 4 1/8 in. (163.2 x 126.68 x 10.48 cm)
medium: oil on canvas
by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] Diary of George A. Lucas 18 November 1885.
[2] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 601.
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