Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kurikata with Plum Blossoms
19th century (?) (Edo)
shibuichi, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Plum blossoms and buds are scattered across the kurikata as though they were blowing in the wind. Plums blossoms are the first flowers to bloom after winter and are associated with early spring.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.915