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Tsuba with Autumn Flowers
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba is early iron work (probably from the 16th century) with gold decorations which were added by Morichika in the 19th century. The gold work is of bush clover and chrysanthemums. Three small bugs appear at the very bottom.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo)
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 11/16 in. (6.9 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.
51.224