Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Kozuka with Monkey and Baby
n.d.
copper alloy, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
An anthropomorphized mother monkey stands with her baby strapped to her back. The mother is dressed in a jacket. The gold drum in her hand is a popular children's toy.
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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.
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 acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
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.
51.878