Tsuba with Chrysanthemums

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description This tsuba is decorated with chrysanthemum in gold and copper alloy. The petals and leaves of the flower wrap around the edge so that parts of the same flower are visible on both sides. Chrysanthemums are a symbol of autumn.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

18th-19th century (Edo)

Medium

iron, shakudo, copper, gold
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.276

Measurements

H: 2 7/8 x W: 2 3/4 x D: 3/16 in. (7.3 x 7 x 0.41 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View