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Tsuka in the Shape of a Branch with Monkeys and Eagle
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
shakudo, gold, sentoku, wood
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The tsuka and accompanying saya are designed to resemble a piece of wood. On the kashira is an eagle in flight. The menuki are in the shape of monkeys holding peaches. This is part of a mounted set.
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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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 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.
51.1289.2B
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