Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuka with Wheat Stalks and Plum Blossoms
18th-19th century (Edo)
wood, gold lacquer, red stain, sentoku, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The body of the tsuka, like the accompanying saya, is decorated with stalks of wheat in gold inlay. The kashira depicts branches of plum blossoms. Plums are the first tree to flower at the end of winter. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 2 3/4 in. (7 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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1166.2B
