Tsuba with Clouds

18th-19th century (Edo) H: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) Citation Source image

The body of this tsuba is worked in a fish egg pattern background ("nanako-ji"). The edge is decorated with gold clouds. This is part of a mounted set.

Artifact

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34079
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object
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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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