Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Box in the Shape of Sixteen Arhats in a Begging Bow
19th century (Meiji)
copper, gold, silver, copper alloy
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
Inscription
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 acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/16 × W: 4 9/16 × D: 4 in. (5.6 × 11.6 × 10.1 cm); Box H: 1 7/16 × W: 4 9/16 × D: 3 9/16 in. (3.7 × 11.6 × 9.1 cm); Lid H: 7/8 × W: 4 9/16 × D: 4 in. (2.3 × 11.6 × 10.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
53.94