Tsuba with Orchid and Chrysanthemum Leaves
(Japanese Military Armor)
Leaves of two celebrated plants, the chrysanthemum and the iris are depicted along the right edge of the tsuba.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 11/16 x W: 2 1/2 in. (6.9 x 6.3 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.
51.94