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The figure on the kozuka is a standing Buddha. The wheel behind his head, in place of the usual aureole, probably symbolizes the wheel of the law. This might be Amida Buddha. This is part of a mounted set.

Japanese

 

H: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)

medium: shibuichi, gold, copper, steel

culture: Japanese

 

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

art.thewalters.org/detail/10784

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