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Tsuba with Wild Goose
1879-ca. 1925 (Meiji)
iron, silver alloy, gold, and copper alloy
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the right side of this tsuba, a wild goose is shown plunging towards the ground. A stalk of pampas grass is at the left. Grass at the water's edge is on the back. Both pampas grass and geese are associated with autumn.
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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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 3/8 in. (8.5 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.
51.405