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Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Blossoming Plum and Narcissus
ca. 1750-1775 (mid Edo)
iron, gold, iron oxide
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Blossoming plum and narcissus wrap around this circular iron tsuba, in an example of a design defined by the form of the tsuba. The pistils are highlighted in gold enamel. This piece seems to be done in the Old Nara (ko-Nara) style which featured natural motifs in iron.
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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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 1/4 in. (7.4 x 7.16 x 0.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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51.95