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Bell-shaped Amulet
19th century (Edo; Meiji)
stoneware with ash glaze, silk cord
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
This amulet was made for the Munakata Grand Shrine at an unknown kiln in Kyushu. It would have been fastened by the silk cord to a traveling case for protection.
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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.
Geographies
Japan, Kyushu (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 3/4 in. (29.8 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.
49.1203