Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuka with Plum Blossoms
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
very dark brown lacquer, gold, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira and the menuki are made of silver in the form of cherry blossoms. Gold cherry blossoms are depicted on the lacquered area of the tsuka. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1184.3B
