Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Chrysanthemums
18th-19th century (Edo)
shibuichi, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A chrysanthemum plant with two blossoms decorates the right edge of the tsuba. Chrysanthemums are one of the celebrated autumn flowers. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 15/16 x W: 1 5/16 x D: 1/4 in. (4.9 x 3.3 x 0.6 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.
51.1217.2