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Tsuba with Bamboo
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
shibuichi, gold, shakudo
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The edge of the tsuba is shaped like a stem of bamboo wrapped around the body. Gold and shakudo leaves decorate the right side. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 x W: 1 7/16 x D: 3/16 in. (5.1 x 3.7 x 0.4 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.
51.1248.2
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