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Kozuka with Yoshitsune and a Tengu
(Japanese Military Armor)
The figure on the right of the kozuka is a "tengu." "Tengu" are mischievous creatures who live in the forest and mountains, and are well known as warriors. The tengus supposedly trained the warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Yoshitsune is at the left of the composition, chasing the "tengu." At the extreme edges of the composition, trees and mountains indicate the landscape.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
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.
51.715