MAKE A MEME View Large Image Japanese - Tsuka with Peonies and Phoenixes - Walters 5112372B - Back.jpg The kashira depicts large blooming peonies with gold details in the center Both menuki are in the shape of a hô-ô bird with a branch of plum blossoms in their beaks ...
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Keywords: Japanese - Tsuka with Peonies and Phoenixes - Walters 5112372B - Back.jpg The kashira depicts large blooming peonies with gold details in the center Both menuki are in the shape of a hô-ô bird with a branch of plum blossoms in their beaks Hô-ô are mythical birds often compared to the phoenix in Western mythology They are a sign of an auspicious ruler This is part of a mounted set century 19 Edo-Meiji silver gold ray skin; silk cord cm 10 6 accession number 51 1237 2B 79607 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuka in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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