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Tsuka with Chrysanthemums
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira and menuki on this handle match a signed fuchi by Unno Moritoshi mounted on the same sword. Chrysanthemums are a symbol of autumn and also associated with the imperial house. The handle is wrapped in whale baleen. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 7 7/8 in. (20 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.
51.1228.3B
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