Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Treasure Ship ("Takara-bune") of the Gods of Good Fortune
(Japanese Military Armor)
All the items on the ship are treasures associated with the seven gods of good fortune. From right to left are the key to the gods' storehouse, the god Daikoku's hammer, bails of hay, sacred jewels on the sail, an inexhaustible money bag, and a hat that makes the wearer invisible. The artist signed this kozuka on the reverse.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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51.703