Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Archer Shooting at Falcon
19th century (late Edo)
iron, silver, gold, sentoku
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
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.
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 acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
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.
51.859