Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuka with Dragons and Tigers
1868-1912 (Meiji)
copper, gold, silver, gilt, iron
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
On either side of the tsuka, dragons are depicted swimming in waves. Dragons were associated with water and are often depicted in clouds or waves. The kashira is in the shape of a seated tiger. 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 acquisiton unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 9 7/16 in. (24 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.
51.1214.3B