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Tsuba with a Chrysanthemum Blossom and Two Bees
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba is in the shape of a chrysanthemum, with the central opening made in the middle of the petals. On the front, a bee alights on the lower left of the flower. On the reverse, a bee can be found at the upper right. Some of the lower petals are tipped in gold. Chrysanthemums are an autumn flower. A chrysanthemum forms the crest of the imperial family.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisiton unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 15/16 × W: 2 5/8 × D: 1/4 in. (7.5 × 6.6 × 0.6 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.
51.153