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Kashira Remounted as a Box Lid with Taoist Immortal Koreijin
Original: 18th century (?); Mounted: late 19th-early 20th century (Edo-Meiji)
gold lined with silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
This kashira from a Japanese sword was refashioned into a lid for the box made out of its matching fuchi (Walters 51.1330A). The Taoist immortal Koreijin (Ch. Gu Lingren) is shown with his white tiger.
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Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 x W: 1 7/16 in. (2.6 x 3.7 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.
57.1330B
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