Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Hawk Hunting a Goose
1834 (Edo)
silver, gold, steel
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The kozuka is decorated with a scene of a hawk hunting a goose. The hawk is on the right, flying towards his victim on the left. A small raised frame is on either side. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 7 13/16 in. (19.9 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.
51.1240.3