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Tsuka with Gods of Good Fortune
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira and menuki on this tsuka depict some of the seven gods of good fortune. On the kashira is the scholar Jurôjin. He holds a scroll and is accompanied by a crane. Each of the menuki depict Hotei, leaning against his bag of treasures. They are in different styles and were probably not made as a pair. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.1252.3B
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