Keywords: Ogawa Teikan - Tsuba with Spring Flowers - Walters 51260 - Back.jpg A sprig of flowers dominates the right side of this tsuba The flowers which include fringed pink peony and clover are executed in various metals to create variety of colors On the reverse are chrysanthemums and pampas grass 1871 Meiji iron gold silver shakudo shibuichi cm 6 3 5 64 0 4 accession number 51 260 26465 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Date Meiji kanoto hitsuji yô; Translation 1871 month name unread; Inscription oite tôfu sen ; Translation Made in Tokyo neighborhood unread; Signature Teikan Seal place of origin Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Ogawa Teikan Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |