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Umabari with Waves
18th-19th century (Edo-Meiji)
silver, steel
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The handle is decorated with a pattern of crashing waves. Umabari were carried in place of kogai in Higo province (modern-day Kumamoto). They were used to stimulate horses. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 5 5/16 in. (13.5 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.
51.1157.4
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