Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with a Dragon Holding a Jewel
(Japanese Military Armor)
A dragon holding a jewel is a common motif on sword fittings. The jewel is used by the Dragon King to control the tides. Here, the dragon appears to weave between the background decoration and the body of the kozuka. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 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.
51.865