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Tsuka with Rooster, Autumn Flowers, Tiger, and Dragon
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira matches the fuchi and kozuka. It depicts a rooster beneath maiden flowers, which is an autumn flower. The menuki is in the shape of a tiger and dragon. These two animals could be paired as a symbol of a ruler and his advisors. 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, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 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.
51.1200.2B
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