Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Poetry Composition at New Year's
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the lower right of this tsuba, a seated man dips his brush in ink. A sheet of paper is spread on the tray or small table in front of him. Another man sits at the lower left. At the upper left and on the reverse are New Year's decorations incorporating pine boughs. Pines are a symbol of longevity and feature prominently in New Year's decorations.
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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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in. (7.4 x 6.76 x 0.49 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.
51.230