Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with a Snake and a Monkey on a Pine Branch
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the upper right of this tsuba, a monkey sits on a pine branch. Below, a snake sits on the same branch. The tail of the snake continues over the edge of the tsuba. The back of the tsuba depicts the back of the scene from a different angle. The main trunk of the tree occupies the central portion. The tail of the snake reappears near the central opening, seemingly coming through a hole in the tree.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 1/4 x 3 x 3/16 in. (8.2 x 7.68 x 0.46 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.
51.246