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Tsuba with a Rat and a Chinese Hot Pepper
n.d.
iron, silver, gold, coral
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the lower right edge of this tsuba, a silver rat holds a Chinese hot pepper. The body is made of red coral and the stem is gold. On the lower left of the back is a second pepper made in the same fashion.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 3/16 in. (5.5 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.
51.151