Kozuka with Goose and Moon
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the right of the composition, a black goose stands on a sandy shore. The moon's reflection in the water is to the left. This is part of a mounted set.
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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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
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.
51.1230.4
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