Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Man and Ox
1828-1898 (late Edo-Meiji)
silver, gold, shakudo, copper alloy or sentoku
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the right of the composition, a man is struggling to tie an ox to a tree. This is part of a mounted set.
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, Tokyo (Edo)
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 1/4 in. (21 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.
51.1199.4
Do you have additional information?
Related Objects
Dagger (tanto) with a decorative presentation blade (includes 51.1199.1-51.1199.5)
1869 (late Edo; Meiji)