Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Dragon in Waves
1786-1857 (late Edo)
silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A gold dragon is shown amongst waves. Dragons were associated with water and often shown with waves or clouds. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Nikkô (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
51.1212.4
