Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuka with Flowers
18th-19th centry (Edo)
silver, gold, shibuichi, ray skin, silk cord, wood
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira is decorated with pampas grass, which is one of the celebrated autumn flowers. The two menuki are in the shape of blossoming plum branches. Plum is the first tree to flower in the spring. 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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 4 5/16 in. (10.9 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.
51.1217.3B