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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Spring Flowers
1871 (Meiji)
iron, gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A sprig of flowers dominates the right side of this tsuba. The flowers, which include fringed pink, peony and clover, are executed in various metals to create variety of colors. On the reverse are chrysanthemums and pampas grass.
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 acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 3/16 in. (6.3 x 5.64 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.
51.260