Kozuka with Chrysanthemums and Dragonflies

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description A small cluster of chrysanthemums is shown with two dragonflies flying near them. Both dragonflies and chrysanthemums are emblems of autumn. This is part of a mounted set.

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

19th century (Edo-Meiji)

Medium

silver, shakudo, gold, copper
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1203.3

Measurements

L: 7 13/16 in. (19.9 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View