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Tsuba with Chinese Lantern Plants
19th century (Edo)
shakudo, coral, gold, mother-of-pearl dust
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Several Chinese lantern plants ("hôzuki") and a lady bug decorate this tsuba. Chinese lanterns are assocaited with summer. This is part of a mounted set of sword fittings all depicting Chinese lanterns.
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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 acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 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.
51.1265.2