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Kashira with a Boy Riding an Ox
(Japanese Military Armor)
A boy is depicted seated on an ox beneath a pine tree. The shore can be seen behind him. This many be a reference to the Buddhist journey towards enlightenment. A series of ten images of a boy and an ox were used to illustrate the process of attaining enlightenment. This is part of a set with Walters 51.982.
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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, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 1/4 in. (3.1 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.
51.983
