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Tsuka with Dragon
18th century (?) (Edo)
gold, silver, ray skin, baleen
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The handle is wrapped with baleen, which is often called "whale bone" although it is not a bone. A small section of ray skin is visable near the kashira. On the kashira is a gold dragon in clouds. This is part of a mounted set.
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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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.1284.2
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