Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Dragon
1871 (Meiji)
silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A gold dragon is depicted on a silver background that has the appearance of either waves or clouds. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.1279.4
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