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Cock on Mounted Drum Symbolizing Peace
1778-1851 (Edo)
silver and gold
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
Decorated in relief on both sides and each end with a three-clawed dragon, partially in gold. Four-footed pedestal decorated with vine leaves applied partially in gold. Cock has gold beak. Legs detachable from body.
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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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1975-1976 | Japonisme: Japanese Influence in French Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; Rutgers University Art Museum, New Brunswick; The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
57.1159