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Creative Commons License
Tsuka with Phoenix and Paulownia
(Japanese Military Armor)
Three "hô-ô" birds, which are visually similar to the phoenix of Western mythology, appear on this tsuka. Each menuki is in the shape of a "hô-ô" on the branch of a paulownia tree and the kashira is also decorated with a gold "hô-ô." "Hô-ô" are associated with good rulers and considered an auspicious sign. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 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.
51.1202.3B