Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Orchids
1857-1904 (late Edo-Meiji)
shibuichi, gold, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A small clump of orchids is in the lower right of the kozuka. The blade is still attached.
Inscription
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, Osaka
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.896