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Tsuba with Stag, Crane, Rock, and Fungus
(Japanese Military Armor)
Several auspicious signs appear on this tsuba. On the front, a crane in flight is shown at the upper right. A stag is at the lower left. Clouds and rocks also appear on the front. On the reverse, a perforated rock is at the right with a fungus at the left.
Inscription
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 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7.4 x 6.94 x 0.41 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.
51.329