Kozuka with Daruma
(Japanese Military Armor)
Daruma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, is at the bottom of the kozuka. His arms are raised above his head and he is holding a fly whisk used during meditation. He is either yelling or laughing, with an open mouth. The front of the kozuka is copper and the reverse is shibuichi.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 7/8 in. (9.9 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.
51.643