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Kozuka with Pigeons on a Shrine Gate (
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Kozuka with Pigeons on a Shrine Gate ("Torii")

Description Provenance Inscription Credit
Description This kozuka shows the very top of a shrine gateway called a "torii." Two pigeons, one in gold and one in shibuichi, are perched on the upper crossbar.
Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions none
Credit Acquired by Henry Walters
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Period
n.d.
Medium
shakudo, gold, copper
(Arms & Armor)
Accession Number
51.856
Measurements
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Geographies
  • Japan (Place of Origin)
Location Within Museum
Not On View

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