Kozuka with Rooster and Autumn Flowers
(Japanese Military Armor)
A rooster is depicted with chrysanthemum flowers. Chrysanthemums are a celebrated flower of autumn. This is part of a mounted set.
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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, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 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.
51.1200.3
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