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Tsuba with Eight Folding Fans
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba is made of eight fans depicting various natural motifs radiating around the central opening. Two fans are slightly truncated to allow for the hair pick's opening. The fans depict bamboo, willow, Mt. Fuji, water, and stylized landscape.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 11/16 × W: 2 9/16 × D: 3/16 in. (6.9 × 6.5 × 0.42 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.140