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Tsuka with Chinese Lion Menuki
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira on the end of the tsuka matches the silver waves of the fuchi (51.1151.3A). The menuki are Chinese-style lions ("shishi"). Depictions of these lions were based on paintings of lions, rather than observations of live lions. Consequentially, they look more like dogs than lions. This is part of a mounted set.
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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
L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.1151.3B
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