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Kozuka with Mt. Fuji
n.d.
shibuichi, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Mt. Fuji, with three birds flying nearby, is depicted on the front of the kozuka. Mt. Fuji is the most sacred mountain in Japan. It has long been a site of pilgrimage and is still a popular tourist destination. On the reverse are a sake bucket, a plum branch, and a scroll.
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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.
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 acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (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.
51.850