Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Chinese Immortal and a Crane
1741-1830 (late Edo)
shibuichi, gold, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The standing figure is a Chinese immortal, dressed in the robes of a Chinese scholar. Both the pine tree beneath which he stands and the crane at his feet are symbols of longevity.
Inscription
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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (l.)
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.
51.820