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Tsuka with Menuki of Mounted Riders
18th-19th century (Edo)
rayskin, silk cord (ito-maki), shakudo, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Two menuki are held to the tsuka by silk cord wrapped around the handle. Each menuki is in the shape of a rider on a horse. The kashira depicts a Chinese-style lion ("shishi"). The background of the tsuka is ray skin. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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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
L: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 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.
51.1215.3B
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