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Source Description
A spiny lobster decorates the top of this kashira. Spiny lobsters were symbols of longevity because their tail is bent like the back of an elderly person. This is part of a set with Walters 51.934.
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Document identity
localId
11672
label
Kashira with Spiny Lobster
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
11672
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object
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normalized
title
Kashira with Spiny Lobster
description
A spiny lobster decorates the top of this kashira. Spiny lobsters were symbols of longevity because their tail is bent like the back of an elderly person. This is part of a set with Walters 51.934.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1744-1801 (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold
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5392
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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