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Kashira with Daikoku's Rice Bale
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kashira is shaped like a bale of rice. Sitting on top is a rat. The rice bale is an emblem of the god of good fortune, Daikoku. Rats often appear with Daikoku as a reminder that treasure must be guarded. This is part of a set with Walters 51.998.
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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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.999
