Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Flowers and Insects
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
shibuichi, gold, sentoku, shakudo, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Three medallions depicting flowers and insects appear along each side of the tsuka. On the kashira end, a butterfly is shown. The fuchi end is has an unusual flared edge decorated with chrysanthemums. 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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1246.2
