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Tsuba with Chinese Lions and Peonies
(Japanese Military Armor)
Chinese lions and several peony flowers decorate this tsuba. The two motifs often appear together. Both of these motifs and the shape of the tsuba body give this object a Chinese feel. The edges of the tsuba have gold plates decorated with peony. On the front, one lion appears above the central opening and other lion appears below. On the reverse there is only one lion at the top.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in. (7.47 x 6.8 x 0.47 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.
51.227