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| Keywords: Hamano Harutoshi - Tsuba with Autumn Flowers - Walters 51127.jpg This tsuba shows the moon with seasonal flowers Beneath a full moon on the front are golden lace ominaeshi and bush clover hagi On the back pampas grass susuki and dianthus nadeshiko are depicted beneath a crescent moon Golden lace and bush clover are both indicative of autumn Pampas grass is also a sign of autumn while dianthus is a summer flower With this combination of flowers and a crescent rather than full moon the back of the tsuba seems to be invoking the seasonal change from summer to autumn ca 1850 late Edo silver alloy with silver gold-copper gold and silver-gold cm 7 2 accession number 51 127 39526 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Hamano Harutoshi kao place of origin Edo present-day Toyko Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Hamano Harutoshi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
