Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Chrysanthmums
ca. 1800 (Edo)
silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The body of the tsuba is densely filled with chrysanthemum flowers and leaves. This subject was a specialty of the artist. Chrysanthemums are associated with autumn. 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 acqusition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/4 x W: 2 1/2 x D: 3/16 in. (7 x 6.3 x 0.4 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.
51.1257.2
