Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with a Monkey Teasing an Elephant with a Stick
1724 (Edo period)
copper-tin alloy, silver alloy, gold, and copper
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The body of this tsuba is formed by the figure of an elephant. On its back is a monkey made of silver alloy, poking a stick towards the elephant's head.
Inscription
Provenance
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.
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, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
51.281