Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Paulownia Crests and Waves
1850-1875 (late Edo-Meiji)
silver, gold, steel
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Five paulownia crests are shown as if floating in waves. This crest was used by the Imperial family in ancient times and later by high ranking warriors. This is part of a mounted set.
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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Aichi (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 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.
51.1191.4
