Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with the Taoist Immortal Taishin O Fujin
18th century (Edo)
iron, gold, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the right side of this tsuba is the Taoist immortal Taishin O Fujin. She is riding a white dragon and playing a harp. Along the bottom and upper left of the tsuba are waves. On the reverse are five plovers flying over waves.
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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, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/16 in. (6.15 x 5.8 x 0.46 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.
51.216