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Tsuba with Dog Under a Pomegranate Tree
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the front of this tsuba, a pomegranate tree grows along the right edge and curves across the top. A gold pomegranate hangs from the upper branch. A small dog crouches underneath the tree at the bottom edge. On the back, another branch is along the top left, with rocks at the bottom.
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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, Mito
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in. (7.6 x 7.17 x 0.48 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.
51.306