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Tsuba with Autumn Leaves
(Japanese Military Armor)
Surrounding the central opening of this tsuba is an openwork design of autumn leaves. At the upper right is a maple leaf. Two chestnuts leaves fill the lower right and the bottom edge of the tsuba. A pine cone and a gingko leaf complete the motif.
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
2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7 x 0.5 cm) (diam. x d.)
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.
51.342