Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Chrysanthemums
18th-19th century (Edo period)
gold-copper alloy, gold, copper
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Large chrysanthemums in gold are on either side of the tsuba. Chrysanthemums are autumn flowers. Chrysanthemum exhibitions are traditionally held at temples and shrines during the autumn months. 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 acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 7/16 x W: 2 5/16 x D: 5/16 in. (6.2 x 5.9 x 0.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
51.1229.2