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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba witha Peasant Woman with Panier
(Japanese Military Armor)
In this tsuba, a farming woman stands outside her hut. With the two baskets in her hands, she is probably winnowing grains. Blossoms appear in the pine tree behind her. On the reverse are magnolia flowers. This may be a reference to a folk story.
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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, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 1/8 in. (5.8 x 5 x 0.37 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.
51.184