Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with a Sparrow and a Pigeon
1794-1815 (Edo)
shakudo (?), shibuichi, silver, copper, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A sparrow in copper, silver and gold is on the left, and a pigeon in silver is on the right. Between them are seeds made of gold. The back of the kozuka is made of shibuichi and gold.
Inscription
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (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.
51.638