Tsuba with Spiny Lobster and Fish
n.d.
iron, gold, copper alloy (nigurome (?)), lead
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba is decorated with two fish and a spiny lobster. The lobster is at the upper right on the front. A fish is at the lower left. On the reverse is a snapper. The hole for the utility knife has been plugged.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 7/16 x 3 3/16 x 1/4 in. (8.8 x 8.1 x 0.56 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.
51.321