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Kozuka with Nine Flying Cranes
n.d.
shakudo, gold, copper
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The front of the kozuka is decorated with nine copper alloy, silver and gold cranes in flight. The background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). Cranes are a symbol of longevity and an auspicious motif. This is only the decorative front plate.
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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 3/4 in. (9.5 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.
51.762