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Tsuba with Clouds
1868-1912 (?) (Meiji)
sentoku
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Stylized clouds swirl around this tsuba. The openings on either side allow the kozuka and kogai to be removed when the sword is in the hilt. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 5/16 x W: 1 5/8 x D: 3/16 in. (5.8 x 4.2 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.
51.1188.2