Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with the Chinese Immortal Gama
(Japanese Military Armor)
The man shown leaning on his walking stick is the Chinese immortal Gama. At the bottom is a three-legged frog. Gama's spirit was able to leave his body to wander and once returned to find the body unfit to re-inhabit. He put his spirit into the nearest creature, which was a frog. This kozuka still has its blade, which is signed.
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Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 1/8 in. (20.7 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.
51.897