Tsuba with Chrysanthemums

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description The plain front and back of this tsuba are contrasted with elaborately carved chrysanthemums around the edges. 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

19th century (Edo-Meiji)

Medium

gold, shibuichi
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1273.2

Measurements

H: 1 15/16 x W: 1 5/16 x D: 1/4 in. (4.9 x 3.4 x 0.6 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View