Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Umabari with Waves
18th-19th century
gold, shibuichi, shakudo
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Over a pattern of waves, gold decorations create two cartouches. This kozuka was originally made by an anonymous artist and then altered by Kazunori. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 7 3/8 in. (18.8 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.
51.1211.4