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Tsuka with Dragonflies, Butterflies and Moths

Japanese (Artist)
3rd quarter 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)
silver, gold, black laquer, shakudo, shibuichi
(Japanese Military Armor)

The background of the tsuka is black lacquer decorated in gold with a stream edged by chrysanthemum flowers and leaves. The menuki are shaped like a butterfly, two moths and two dragonflies. The kashira is in the shape of a large dragonfly curved over the end of the tsuka. This is part of a mounted set.

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[Signature] Nakagawa Issho

Provenance
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.

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Japan (Place of Origin)

Measurements

L: 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

51.1227.3B

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Japanese
1857-1862 (late Edo; Meiji)
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