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Tsuka with Hawk and Chinese Lions
1854-1925 (Meiji-Taisho)
steel, gold, shakudo, silver, copper alloy, wood
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira shows a dramatic hawk in flight over pine trees. The menuki are in the shape of Chinese style lions ("shishi"). This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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.
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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
51.1291.2b
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