Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Cock and Peonies
mid-19th century (late Edo)
shibuichi (silver-copper alloy), gold, copper, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A cock stands on the right hand side of this tsuba. Along the left side and the bottom are peony flowers. On the reverse are a hen and horn beetles, surrounded by flowers.
Inscription
Provenance
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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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 × W: 2 7/8 × D: 3/8 in. (7.6 × 7.3 × 1 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.
51.383