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| Keywords: Japanese - Tsuka with Rooster, Autumn Flowers, Tiger, and Dragon - Walters 5112002B.jpg 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 century 19 late Edo gold silver shakudo copper ray skin cm 12 4 accession number 51 1200 2B 79354 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters none place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Shiba Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuka in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Takahashi Kiyotsugu | ||||
