Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Bats and Crescent Moon
18th-19th century (Edo-Meiji)
sentoku, gold, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the top of this tsuba, a bat flies through the night sky. A new moon is in on the right. A second bat is at the lower right. On the reverse, incised lines at the lower left indicate water. Bats are a symbol of happiness.
Inscription
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
2 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1/8 in. (6.1 x 5.4 x 0.39 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.
51.229