Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Squirrels in a Grape Vine
(Japanese Military Armor)
Grape vines filled with fruit surround the openings on this tsuba. Five squirrels are shown amongst the vine. On the front, two are on the left side, and one is in the middle next to the artist's signature. On the reverse, the squirrels are at the upper right and lower left.
Inscription
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
2 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7.35 x 6.95 x 0.5 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.
51.347