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Kogai with Waves
1629-1700 (Edo)
silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Like the other furniture in this suite, the kogai has a motif of waves. The kogai is actually two pieces ("warikogai") that can be used as chopsticks. This is part of a mounted set.
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 acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by 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.
51.1152.4
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Dagger (aikuchi) with wave design on silver mountings (includes 51.1152.1-51.1152.4)
1629-1700 (Edo; Momoyama)