Kozuka with a Crane

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description At the bottom of the kozuka is a crane looking up to the sky. Clouds are at the upper edge of the kozuka. Cranes are symbols of longevity and an auspicious motif.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] On kozuka: 含翠軒武則; [Translation] Gansuiken Takenori

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

Download Image Add to Collection Creative Commons License

Creator

Rikuta Takenori (Japanese, mid 19th century) (Artist)

Period

mid 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)

Medium

shibuichi, gold, copper
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.755

Measurements

3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)

Geographies

Japan, Hiroshima, Mitsugu (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View