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Kozuka with Branch with Persimmon
(Japanese Military Armor)
A persimmon hangs from a branch in the middle of the composition. Persimmons are associated with autumn. The background of the kozuka is made in two different alloys, one of which appears above the branch and one appears below it. The surface has been intentionally pitted and the depressions filled with gold.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (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
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.657