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Tsuba with Morning Glories
ca. 1850-1900 (late Edo-Meiji)
shibuichi, gold, silver, shakudo
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Morning glories growing on a trellis on depicted on the right side of the tsuba. The same motif is shown on the left side of the reverse. Morning glories are associated with autumn. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Tsuba: H: 2 3/4 x W: 13/16 x D: 3/8 in. (7 x 2.1 x 1 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.
51.1259.2
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