Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuka with Dragons and Waves
(Japanese Military Armor)
The metalwork on this tsuka is decorated with waves and dragons. In place of a kashira is a kabuto gane, which is larger than a kashira. It has a design of stylized waves, accented by gold foam. Another plate with a pattern of waves surrounds the menuki. On the menuki are gold dragons holding tide-controlling jewels. Dragons are associated with the ocean. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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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: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
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.
51.1212.3B
