Kozuka with Landscape and Buildings
(Japanese Military Armor)
A mountain landscape with two buildings is on the left hand side of the kozuka. The foliage is made of gold, silver and copper. At the upper right, a full moon hangs below clouds. On the reverse, a bridge is at the right with a moon rising in the distance. A boatman on a boat is at the left.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) (l.)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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51.786