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Creative Commons License
Tsuka with Sparrow and Branches
18th-19th century (Edo-Meiji)
sentoku, gold, shakudo, silver, wood, brown lacquer
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
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.
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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
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: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1251.3B
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