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Kashira with Japanese Phoenix ("Hô-ô")
(Japanese Military Armor)
The mythical Japanese bird the "hô-ô" is similar to the phoenix. The vibrant colors of the bird are created though the use of gold, copper and shakudo. The "hô-ô" was a felicitous emblem. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1020.
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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm) (l.)
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.
51.1021
