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Kashira with the Chinese Emperor Gentoku
(Japanese Military Armor)
Gentoku (Ch. Liu Bei [Liu Pei]) (161-223) was the first emperor of the Kingdom of Shu at the beginning of the Chinese Three Kingdoms period. His rise to power is one of the subjects of the 14th-century novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." This is part of a set with Walters 51.1068.
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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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Takata (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.)
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.
51.1069
