Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with Roundels Depicting Dragons
(Japanese Military Armor)
This tsuba is decorated with roundels depicting dragons. The front contains two partial roundels, while the back has one full and two partial roundels. The roundels are Chinese in styling and reminiscent of Chinese bureaucratic rank badges. The artist seal is prominent on the front. The metal of the tsuba has an unusual surface with an appearance similar to wood grain. One of the secondary holes has been plugged.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in. (7.7 x 7.18 x 0.42 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.107