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Kozuka with Bamboo and Chrysanthemums
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kozuka face is divided into two halves along a diagonal line with two different metals. The body has two joints in the shape of bamboo. Bamboo leaves are at the bottom and two chrysanthemum leaves are near the top. 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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.1290.3
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