Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with a Peasant by Looking at the Moon
(Japanese Military Armor)
A peasant stands at the right, carrying an ax over his shoulder and a straw basket in his hand. He gazes at the moon in the upper left. The clouds around the moon were created by cutting away the body of the tsuba. A small stream is at the lower left and continues onto the reverse.
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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, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/2 x W: 2 3/16 x D: 1/8 in. (6.39 x 5.5 x 0.38 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.117