Description
A dragon is depicted holding a sword in one of its claws. The sword is a double edged ceremonial sword, known as a "ken," with a vajra handle.
Provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 水府住 玉川美久; [Transliteration] Suifu jû Tamagawa Yoshihisa (kao); [Translation] Living in Suifu Mito, Tamagawa Yoshihisa
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters
