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Tsuba with a Heron Perched on a Boat under a Full Moon
(Japanese Military Armor)
An unusually designed full moon with gold gilding is depicted at the upper left of this tsuba. At the lower right, a heron stands on the prow of a boat among reeds. This boat is probably moored. On the reverse of the tsuba the moon appears without gilding at the upper right. Below it are more reeds and a pier. Reeds and the full moon are associated with autumn.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/8 in. (6.65 x 6 x 0.38 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.
51.250