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Kozuka with Monkeys and Persimmons
(Japanese Military Armor)
A group of three monkeys are depicted sitting together. The middle monkey wears a jacket fashioned in gold. Two monkeys hold persimmons, which were said to be the monkey's favorite fruit. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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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)
Measurements
L: 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.1289.3
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