Kozuka with Rooster, Chicks, and Chrysanthemums
(Japanese Military Armor)
A long tail rooster is depicted with a chick on his back and another at the left. At the right is a small sprig of chrysanthemum flowers.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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51.880