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Tsuba with Peony and Butterfly
1871 (Meiji)
silver, shakudo, gold, copper
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the upper right are a large, blossoming peony and a bud. Another flower is at the lower right. On the reverse is a butterfly in gold. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 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.
51.1227.2
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