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Tsuba with a Tiger
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the right of this tsuba is a tiger. To the right, under the hole for the utility knife, is a small patch of young bamboo. The body of the tiger wraps around the edge of the tsuba to the reverse, which shows the back view of the scene depicted on the front. Tigers are powerful animals that are often shown with bamboo.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in. (6.1 x 4.88 x 0.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.196