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Tsuka with Chrysanthemums
2nd half 19th century (Edo-Meiji)
gold, copper, baleen
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira is decorated with incised chrysanthemums. There are no menuki, but the pins used to hold the blade in place are decorated with flowers. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 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.
51.1279.3b
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