Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with a Chinese Man
(Japanese Military Armor)
A man in Chinese dress is shown with his arm raised over his head. He holds a stick in his right hand and is gesturing to the ground with his left. This may be a reference to a specific person. On the ground are some grasses and stones. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Mito
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (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.
51.722