Kozuka with Noble Man with Chinese Poem
(Japanese Military Armor)
A noble sits at the bottom of the kozuka, leaning against an arm rest. His left side wraps around the kozuka to the reverse. A poem is inscribed above him.
Inscription
Provenance
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 acquisiton unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
4/18/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Japan, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
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.
51.826