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Tsuba with Dragons in Clouds
1868-1912 (?) (Meiji)
silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The tsuba has a plain front and back, but around the raised rim is a carving of a dragon in clouds. Dragons were powerful creatures and often depicted in clouds or waves. This is part of a mounted set.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 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.
51.1296.2
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