Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Interlocking Swastika Design
n.d.
copper, silver rim
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba is decorated with an interlocking design that includes swastikas. The swastikas are oriented both clockwise and counterclockwise. The swastika is a symbol of luck and prosperity used throughout Asia.
Inscription
Provenance
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.
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
2 13/16 in. (7.1 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.
51.400