Kogai with Chrysanthemums

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description The kogai is decorated with a profusion of chrysanthemum flowers. Metalwork frames the edge. It is split so that it can be used as a pair of chopsticks. This is part of a mounted set.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Iwata Norisuke II (Japanese, 1817-1883) (Artist)

Period

1817-1883 (late Edo-Meiji)

Medium

steel, silver, gold
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1280.4

Measurements

L: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)

Geographies

Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Japan, Aichi (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View