Tsuba with Stalks of Millet
n.d.
copper, sentoku, gold, shakudo
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
This simple tsuba, intended for a dagger or other small sword, has a stalk of millet on each side. The seeds are highlighted in gold. Millet is associated with autumn.
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 acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in. (6 x 4.45 x 0.42 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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51.257