Kozuka with Heian Period Courtier

18th-19th century (Edo) L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) Citation Source image

At the left, a Heian period courtier is shown leaning again an armrest. At the right is a curtain. Women in the Heian period were separated from men by means of curtains or blinds, so this curtain implies the presence of a woman behind it. The gold clouds along the top mimic c...

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