Tsuka with Dragons
(Japanese Military Armor)
Two gold menuki in the shape of dragons are mounted on the sides of the tsuka. One holds a tide-controlling jewel. The kashira matches the fuchi mounted with the same sword. It depicts a dragon flying through clouds. This is part of a mounted set.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 13/16 in. (22.4 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.
51.1231.3B