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Kogai with Chrysanthemums
1817-1883 (late Edo-Meiji)
steel, silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
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.
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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, Tokyo (Edo)
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Aichi (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 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.
51.1280.4
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