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Kozuka with a Demon and a Thatched Hut

Hamano Masayoshi (Japanese, active 19th century) (Artist)
19th century (late Edo)
shibuichi, silver, gold, copper
(Japanese Military Armor)

At the left of this composition, a demon ("oni") is seated on the ground. He appears to be removing a thorn from his foot. Near him on the right are a hut and a tree. Demons regularly appear in Japanese art and are often depicted in a humorous fashion.

Inscription

[Signature] 乙柳軒　味墨　政芳; [Translation] Otsuryûken Miboku Masayoshi [kao]; [Sticker] Edged with a blue trellis pattern: 395

Provenance
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.

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Geographies

Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm) (l.)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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51.674

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