Tsuba with Gentian and Chrysanthemum Crests

19th century (Edo-Meiji)

3.2 cm 5.2 cm 0.5 cm

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The tsuba has a plain front and back, with decoration along the edge. Three family crests ("mon") are repeated twice each around the perimeter. One crest is the gentian crest that was used by branches of the Minamoto clan. The two other crests are variations of the chrysanthem...

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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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