Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Banana Trees, Snail and Mushroom
(Japanese Military Armor)
The dominant figures on this tsuba are two banana trees shown along the right side. At their bases is a rock. Along the upper most leave is a snail, who appears to be looking down over the edge of the leaf. On the reverse is a similar scene, with a single banana tree. Two mushrooms grow at the tree's base.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 7/8 in. (7.3 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.
51.279