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Pipe Case with Daruma
19th century (Edo; Meiji)
wood, silver, gold
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
Daruma crossing the Yangtze River on a reed on his way to North China to meditate for nine years. He was the semi-legendary monk who brought Zen Buddhism from India in the 6th century to China. He is considered the First Patriarch of Zen.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm) (w.)
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.
67.567