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| Keywords: Umetada Myôju - Tsuba with Gingko Leaf, Plum Blossom and Chrysanthemum - Walters 51408 - Back.jpg On the front of this tsuba a plum blossom decorates the upper right At the bottom is a gingko leaf A chrysanthemum flower surrounds the central opening for the sword blade On the reverse is the branch of a Japanese pepper tree with sanshô nuts between 1558 1631 Momoyama; early Edo iron gold cm 6 9 accession number 51 408 36535 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Yamashiro no kuni Nishijin jû/Umetada Myôju saku kao ; Translation Living in Nishijin Yamashiro province/ Made by Umetada Myôju place of origin Kyoto Nishijin Japan Walters Art Museum license Tosogu Japanese sword fittings in the Walters Art Museum Umetada Myôju Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
