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Tsuka with Tiger and Leopards
18th century (Edo)
shakudo, gold, ray skin, silk cord
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira depicts a tiger in a bamboo grove and matches the fuchi mounted with the same sword. The menuki are in the shapes of leopards. This is part of a mounted set.
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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: 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by 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.
51.1249.3B
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