Tsuba with a Wild Goose and Moon

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description On the lower right of this tsuba, a full moon was created by carving away part of the tsuba's body. A goose in flight is shown at the top. Both geese and the full moon are seasonal references to autumn.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

n.d.

Medium

iron, shibuichi, copper
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.312

Measurements

3 1/4 x 3 x 3/16 in. (8.2 x 7.64 x 0.46 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View