Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuka with Dragons in Waves and Clouds
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
ray skin, silver, gold, shakudo, iron
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Dragons are associated with water and are commonly depicted in waves or clouds. On the kashira, a dragon is shown swimming through waves. Each menuki is in the shape of a cloud with a dragon. 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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 5 in. (12.7 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.
51.1220.3B