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Tsuba with Hawk, Crescent Moon and Clouds
(Japanese Military Armor)
A hawk in flight is at the upper right of this tsuba. Gold clouds and openwork surround the central opening. The silver moon is at the lower left, just below the hole for the utility knife. The moon can been seen on the reverse of the tsuba as well.
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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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 1/4 in. (8.2 x 7.4 x 0.56 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.320