Kozuka with Cushion, Fan and Tasseled Cord

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description At the center of the composition are bolster pillow and a fan. Behind them is a silk cord with tassels. The kozuka has gold rim and reverse side. The reverse is decorated with cat-scratch incisions ("nako-gaki").

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

17th-19th centuries (Edo)

Medium

nigurome (?, shakudo (?), gold and copper
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.683

Measurements

3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (l.)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View