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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with a Crane
mid 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)
shibuichi, gold, copper
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
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.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Hiroshima, Mitsugu (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
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.
51.755