Tsuba with Peacocks and Peonies
(Japanese Military Armor)
A peacock perches on a rock at the left with his long tail feathers trailing below him. At the lower left is a peahen. Near both birds and on the reverse are tree peonies. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Edo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 5/8 x W: 2 1/4 x D: 3/16 in. (6.7 x 5.7 x 0.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.1180.2