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Tsuba with Autumn Grasses and Insects
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba is dominated by pampas grass, a traditional indication of autumn. At the lower right and the bottom are chrysanthemum flowers. A moth is at the upper right. A similar scene of pampas is depicted on the reverse with chrysanthemums at the bottom.
Inscription
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
H: 2 11/16 × W: 2 5/16 × D: 3/8 in. (6.8 × 5.8 × 0.9 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.
51.382