Tsuba with Plovers Flying over a Stream
(Japanese Military Armor)
A stream zigzags across the background of this tsuba. At the top, five plovers are depicted in flight. At the bottom are small bamboo plants. On the reverse is a stream with three plovers. Plovers are a seasonal allusion to winter.
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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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 11/16 in. (6.9 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.
51.375