Kozuka with Archer Shooting at Falcon

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description An archer is depicted standing at the base of a tree shooting up at a falcon. This may be a reference to a narrative. The artist's signature is on the reverse.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] 東柳軒　政好; [Translation] Tôryûken Masayoshi

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Masayoshi (Japanese, 19th century) (Artist)

Period

19th century (late Edo)

Medium

iron, silver, gold, sentoku
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.859

Measurements

L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View