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Kozuka with Carp on Bamboo
17th-19th centuries (Edo)
shakudo, copper, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
In the middle of the composition is a carp with a bamboo stalk through its mouth. Carp are considered felicitous because their Japanese name ("tai") is a syllable that is part of the word for "auspicious" ("medetai").
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 3/4 in. (9.6 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.
51.704