Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Two Crabs
ca. 1695-1733 (Edo)
copper, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the right of the kozuka are two crabs. On the left is the ocean. The so-called fish egg patterning ("nanako-ji") creates the appearance of sand. The kozuka has a gold rim and reverse side.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 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.
51.681