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Kozuka with Three Flower Clusters
(Japanese Military Armor)
A cartouche is inset into the kozuka. Within the cartouche are three clusters of autumn flowers. The first contains fringed pink and pampas grass. The second is made of maiden flower and Chinese bellflower. The third contains mist flowers and chrysanthemums. The background of the cartouche has a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji").
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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 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.
51.773