Kashira with Tiger and Stream
1813-1891 (late Edo-Meiji)
silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A tiger is shown drinking from a stream that runs along the bottom of composition. This is one of a set with Walters 51.1118.
Inscription
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, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm) (l.)
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.
51.1119