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Kozuka with Pine Bough and Bamboo in a Boat
(Japanese Military Armor)
A decorative New Year's pine bough and bamboo decoration sit in a boat at the right side of the kozuka. Stylized lines around the boat indicate water. On the reverse are three birds inscised in an inlaid strip of gold along the top and the artist's signature.
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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.
51.853