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Kozuka with Three of the Six Great Classical Poets
(Japanese Military Armor)
These three men are three of the six great classical poets of the Heian period (794-1192) known at the "Rokkansen." The group is comprised of two Buddhist monks, three courtiers, and one woman. The top figure is either Bun'ya no Yasuhide (d. approx. 885) or Ôtomo no Kuronushi (dates unknown). Both of these men were courtiers. The middle figure is the Buddhist monk Sôjô Henjô (816-890). The bottom figure is Ariwara no Narihira (825-880). The artist signed his name on the reverse.
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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 7/8 in. (9.8 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.
51.708