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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with a Man Gathering Autumn Grasses
ca. 1875 (Meiji)
shibuichi, gilt
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
This kozuka shows a peasant with a basket of autumn flowers on his back. In his hand is a scythe. The plants are pampas grass and chrysanthemums. Behind him is a mountain top and above that is the moon. Full moons are associated with autumn.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 3/4 in. (9.6 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.
51.639