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Tsuba with Autumn Flowers
n.d.
shakudo, gold, copper
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
There are four autumn flowers on the front of this tsuba; pampas grass, bush clover, Chinese bell flowers, and patrinia. On the back are chrysanthemums. All of these plants appear regularly in visual art and poetry to indicate autumn.
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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.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 7/8 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in. (7.34 x 6.77 x 0.42 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.
51.210