Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Basket of Fresh Seafood
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the front of this tsuba is a basket of sea food, including a spiny lobster and a sea bream. Both of these fish are considered celebratory and often eaten as part of New Year celebrations. The basket also contains a squid and two additional fish. On the back of the tsuba are mushrooms, a daikon radish, a turnip, and a sprig of flowers.
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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 (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
at bottom of nakago-ana: 3 5/16 x 3 1/16 in. (8.5 x 7.8 cm);
3/16 in. (0.46 cm) (d.);
width at top of nakago-ana: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 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.
51.128