Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with a Dog Chasing a Pilgrim
1721-1784 (Edo)
copper, gold, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the right is a dog who is chasing a religious pilgrim on the left. The man is turning back to shake a stick at the dog. The kozuka has a raised rim and the background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji").
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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
3 13/16 in. (9.7 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.
51.730