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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka of a Flintlock Pistol
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the front of the kozuka is a relief carving of a pistol, made of gold, silver and copper. The subject matter is an interesting pairing with the traditional sword on which the kozuka would have been mounted. On the reverse is a landscape scene. The edge of a torii gate is visible on the right, with a path extending towards the left into trees. The artist's signature is also on the reverse.
Inscription
Provenance
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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 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.
51.752