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Kogai with Quail and Autumn Flowers
18th century (?) (Edo)
gold, shakudo, copper
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Two gold quails are shown amongst autumn flowers, including Chinese bell flowers, chrysanthemums, maiden flowers, and bush clover. This is part of a mounted set.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1249.5
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