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Tsuba with Insects on Old Weathered Wood
n.d.
iron, copper, silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The body of this tsuba is craved in the form of insect eaten wood. On the front, a cicada is shown at the upper left, a spider is at the lower left, and a wasp is at the bottom right. A dung beetle is on the reverse.
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acuqisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7.46 x 6.94 x 0.45 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.284