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Kozuka with Fish and Net
1854-1859 (late Edo)
silver, shakudo, gold, copper alloys
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the front of the kozuka are a large sea bream and a smaller fish surrounded by clams. On the reverse, an incised scene depicts a fishing net hanging from a tree. This is part of a mounted set.
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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 acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 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.
51.1242.3
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