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Kashira with Vision of Shôka Bearing Bow and Arrows
(Japanese Military Armor)
Shôka (Ch. Jie Hwa [Chieh Hwa]) appeared in a dream to Minamoto no Mitsunaka (912-997) bearing a bow and arrow from her father, Yôyuki (Ch. Yang Yeoki [Yang Yeo-ki]), a divine archer of China. Mitsunaka is shown sleeping on the corresponding fuchi, Walters 51.946.
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Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.947
