Kozuka with a Gourd and Dragonfly

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description A vine with a gourd is depicted at the left near the blade. A dragonfly flies near it. Both gourds and dragonflies are associated with autumn. This is part of a mounted set.

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

Inscriptions [Inscription] On blade- unread

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

3rd quarter 19th century (Edo-Meiji)

Medium

shakudo, copper, gold, sentoku
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1227.4

Measurements

L: 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View