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Kashira with Chinese-style Lion
ca. 1800 (Edo)
copper alloy, shakudo, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A Chinese-style lion ("karashishi") is depicted with gold details. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1439.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Rev. Winthrop Brainerd, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (3.2 x 1.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Rev. Winthrop Brainerd, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1438
