Tsuka with Chrysanthemums and Plum Blossoms
(Japanese Military Armor)
The gold kashira on the end of the tsuka is decorated with a large chrysanthemum and leaves. One menuki is in the shape of chrysanthemum flowers on stalks. The other menuki is in the shape of plum blossoms. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
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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: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.1293.2B