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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with a Figure in Heian Period Court Dress
(Japanese Military Armor)
The figure on the kozuka is dressed in Heian period court clothing. This may indicate a reference to the Heian period, or to formal Shinto rituals practiced at later dates. He carries and branch in his right hand and drum on his left shoulder. On the reverse is a pine tree next to a balustrade.
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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, Kyoto
(Place of Origin)
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.
51.809