Kozuka of a Bridge, Water-wheel and Castle Wall

Description This kozuka depicts a waterwheel in a river next to a castle wall. On the right, the castle fortifications jut into the river. A bridge is at the left. The reverse side of the kozuka is made of gold.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Credit Acquired by Henry Walters