Kashira with Millet and a Straw Hat

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description Two heads of millet are shown with a straw hat. Millet is a grain that was mixed with rice or eaten in place of rice. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1104.

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

18th-19th century

Medium

shibuichi, copper, gold
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1105

Measurements

1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm) (l.)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View