Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuka with Chrysanthemums and Dragonflies
late 18th-19th century (Edo-Meiji)
wood, silver, ray skin, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The menuki are in the shape of dragonflies. They are surrounded by chrysanthemums. The kashira is densely filled with chrysanthemums and leaves. 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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
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, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1257.3B
