Kozuka with Chinese-style Lion

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description At the right of the composition is a Chinese-style lion made of gold. These lions were derived from pictures of lions and tend to resemble dogs. A bolster pillow with long tassels is on the left. This is part of a mounted set.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Inscription] On blade: noshu seki shizu saburo kaneuji; [Translation] Saburo Kaneuji at Shizu of Noshu Seki

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

19th century (?)

Medium

iron, gold
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1192.3

Measurements

L: 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View