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Tsuka with Lions
ca. 1870 (Meiji)
gold, ray skin
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira is in the shape of a crouching lion turning its head over its shoulder to look up. The gold menuki are a lion and a lioness. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 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.
51.1205.3
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