Tsuka with Sparrow and Branches

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description At the bottom of the kashira, a small sparrow sits on the branch of a tree. The menuki is in the shape of the full moon with a branch crossing in front of it. This is part of a mounted set.

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

18th-19th century (Edo-Meiji)

Medium

sentoku, gold, shakudo, silver, wood, brown lacquer
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1251.3B

Measurements

L: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View