Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with a Boy Trying to Pick a Peach
(Japanese Military Armor)
A branch with two peaches hangs down on the left of the kozuka. At the right, a man is lying on his stomach and trying to reach the peaches with a stick. The reverse is in gold with incised lines that resemble flowing water.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (l.)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.649