Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Box with a Courtier's Hat
early 19th century (Edo)
copper, gold, shakudo (copper alloy)
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5/2016 | Treatment | Cleaned |
| 2/5/2016 | Treatment | Silver tarnish reduced in preparation for exhibition. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7/16 × W: 2 × D: 1 1/4 in. (1.1 × 5.1 × 3.2 cm)
Box H: 1/4 × W: 1 7/8 × H: 1 1/8 in. (0.6 × 4.8 × 2.9 cm)
Lid H: 7/16 × W: 2 × D: 1 1/4 in. (1.1 × 5.1 × 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
53.116