Kozuka with Scroll and Prayer Beads

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description This kozuka shows a scroll intertwined with prayer beads. The scroll is likely a Buddhist sutra or other religious text. The reverse is partially a copper alloy and partially gold.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] 程乗作　光邦; [transliteration] Teijô saku Mitsukuni; [Translation] Made by Teijô, Mitsukuni

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Gotô Etsujô (Japanese, 1642-1708) (Artist)

Period

1642-1708 (Edo)

Medium

shakudo, gold, copper
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.665

Measurements

3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)

Geographies

Japan, Kanazawa (Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View