Keywords: Japanese - Tsuka with Rooster, Chicken, and Hollyhock - Walters 5112593B.jpg The tsuka is wrapped with a white silk cord that holds in place the two menuki One menuki is in the shape of a rooster and the other is in the shape of a chicken The hollyhock kashira matches the fuchi mounted on the same sword This is part of a mounted set century 19 Edo black lacquer with green netting silver gold shakudo shibuichi sentoku cm 21 4 accession number 51 1259 3B 79199 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters none place of origin Kyoto Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuka in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Gotô Ichijô |