Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba witha Scene of Whale Hunting
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the right side of this tsuba, a whale can be seen swimming through the ocean. At the upper right is a ship, which is possibly hunting the whale. The whale's realistic color is created though the use of a gold and copper alloy called shakudo. The reverse of the tsuba shows a seashore with shells.
Inscription
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)
Measurements
3 1/4 in. (8.3 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.
51.161