Tsuka with Gentian Crests

19th century (Edo-Meiji) L: 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm) Citation Source image

This tsuka is constructed as a single piece and does not have individual separate fuchi, kashira, and menuki. The main cartouche is decorated with a vine pattern and two gentian flower crests. This crest was widely used by families related to court nobles. It was most famously...

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1666
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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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