Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Cranes and Peach Trees
(Japanese Military Armor)
A crane is shown in waves at the lower right of the tsuba. Along the right and upper right is the blossoming and fruiting branch of a peach tree. A large full moon in gold is in the background. On the reverse, another branch is depicted at the upper left. A large rock fills the composition, with waves crashing into it at the lower left. Cranes and peaches are both symbols of longevity.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 1/4 in. (8.3 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.
51.278