Keywords: Nomura Katsumori - Tsuba with a Peony Blossom - Walters 51167.jpg At the lower left of this tsuba a peony blossom is shown carved in relief The stamens of the flower are highlighted in gold On the back peony leaves complete the motif Peonies are a symbol of summer between 1860 1917 late Edo-Meiji shakudo gold cm 6 9 6 15 0 4 accession number 51 167 18855 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Katsumori place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan PD-old-auto 1917 Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Nomura Katsumori Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |