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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Heian Period Courtier
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the left, a Heian period courtier is shown leaning again an armrest. At the right is a curtain. Women in the Heian period were separated from men by means of curtains or blinds, so this curtain implies the presence of a woman behind it. The gold clouds along the top mimic clouds in illustrated handscrolls.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acqusition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
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.
51.883