Kogai with Moon and Fishing Nets
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the right of the composition are four poles with holding fishing nets in the water. On the left is the reflection of the new moon on the water. The moon itself is shown on the reverse. This is part of a mounted set.
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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
L: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 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.
51.1233.5