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Creative Commons License
Kashira with the Chinese Immortal Tôbôsaku Holding a Peach
(Japanese Military Armor)
The Chinese immortal Tôbôsaku (Ch. Tung Fang-So [Dong Fang Suo]) is said to have been reincarnated six times from the 27th century BC to the 2nd century BC. He is shown standing on clouds and holding a peach, a symbol of longevity. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1034.
Inscription
Provenance
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, Niigata
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.)
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.
51.1035
