Kozuka with Buddha

Description The figure on the kozuka is a standing Buddha. The wheel behind his head, in place of the usual aureole, probably symbolizes the wheel of the law. This might be Amida Buddha. This is part of a mounted set.

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

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters