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Tokaido gojusan tsui
(Japan and Korea )
The daimyo were "lords" in the hierarchy of the ruling military aristocracy of feudal Japan. Though a maid, this woman's clothes and hairstyle reflect a degree of sophistication commensurate with the importance of the household she serves.
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Provenance
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C. Robert Snell, Oriental Arts & Antiques, Timonium, Maryland; purchased by Justine Lewis Keidel, Owings Mills, Maryland, after 1971; given to Walters Art Museum, 1991.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (36.2 x 24.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1991
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.
95.548