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Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Spiny Lobster and Fish
n.d.
iron, gold, copper alloy (nigurome (?)), lead
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba is decorated with two fish and a spiny lobster. The lobster is at the upper right on the front. A fish is at the lower left. On the reverse is a snapper. The hole for the utility knife has been plugged.
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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
3 7/16 x 3 3/16 x 1/4 in. (8.8 x 8.1 x 0.56 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.
51.321