Kozuka with Chinese Immortal
(Japanese Military Armor)
A man in Chinese dress stands with a small tray. He has a gourd tied around his waist. In his hand is a small object with clouds rising from it. Lightening comes from the clouds. This figure is probably one of the Chinese immortals.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (l.)
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.
51.758