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Kozuka with Tiger and Bamboo
(Japanese Military Armor)
Tigers were considered the strongest animals. They were often shown with bamboo to symbolize the hospitality of the weak for the strong. The tiger is at the bottom of the composition, with bamboo at the top. Bamboo is also incised on the upper back. The lower section of the reverse is made in gold, and this is where the artist signed his name.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Shonai
(Place of Origin)
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.
51.707