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Tsuba with a Pair of Folding Screens
(Japanese Military Armor)
This unusual tsuba shows two folding screens framing the central hole. The upper screen has a pattern of chrysanthemum flowers. The lower screen is placed with its back to the viewer. The two auxiliary holes have both been plugged. In traditional Japanese architecture, screens were used to divide spaces within larger rooms. They were both artistic and utilitarian objects.
Inscription
Provenance
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.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/18/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/29/1990 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 3/16 × W: 3 1/16 × D: 3/16 in. (8.1 × 7.8 × 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.
51.122