Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Soldiers and a Palanquin on a Boat
1665-1709 (Edo)
copper, silver patina, gold and silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Thirteen soldiers guard a palanquin on a boat. The reverse of the kozuka is gold with cat scratch ("neko-gake") incisions.
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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, Kyoto (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.
51.637