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Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Egrets at a Riverside
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the lower right of this tsuba, an egret walks among reeds at the water's edge. On the reverse, an egret stands on a tree stump. Lightly incised clouds occupy the upper portion of both sides.
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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, Tokyo (Edo)
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/8 in. (7.2 x 6.88 x 0.38 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.
51.171