Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Waves
1629-1700 (Edo)
silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The waves carved in relief on this silver kozuka repeat the same motif used on other sword furniture in the suite. This is part of a mounted set.
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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, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm)
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.
51.1152.3
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Dagger (aikuchi) with wave design on silver mountings (includes 51.1152.1-51.1152.4)
1629-1700 (Edo; Momoyama)