Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Two Rats
1763-1836 (late Edo)
iron, gold, shibuichi
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Two rats stand together at the bottom of the kozuka. One has its back to the viewer. Another stands on his hind legs. Rats are associated with the god of good fortune Daitoku as a reminder that treasure needs to be guarded against pest such as rats.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion 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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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.862