Tsuba with Spring Flowers

1871 (Meiji)

5.6 cm 6.3 cm 0.4 cm

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A sprig of flowers dominates the right side of this tsuba. The flowers, which include fringed pink, peony and clover, are executed in various metals to create variety of colors. On the reverse are chrysanthemums and pampas grass.

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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