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Kashira with Kinkô Riding a Carp
(Japanese Military Armor)
The man riding the carp is the Chinese sage Kinkô (Ch. Kingao [Kinkao]). Kinkô visited the underwater world of the river at the invitation of the king of fish. He was last seen by his disciples on a carp's back telling them not to harm fish. This is a part of a set with Walters 51.952.
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Provenance
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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. (3.3 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.
51.953
