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Kozuka with a Man and a Blowpipe
(Japanese Military Armor)
The man at the bottom of the kozuka holds a blowpipe ("fukiya"). Blowpipes were used to hunt small birds, such as the one flying across the top of the kozuka. A dart was inserted into the end of the pipe and then blown at the bird. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
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.
51.800