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Tsuka with Bamboo and Birds
18th-19th century (Edo)
gold, silver, wood
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira is decorated with gold and silver bamboo leaves. The menuki on the front is a large crane. The reverse menuki is in the shape of two flying sparrows. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 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.
51.1276.2B
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