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Source Description
Several paulownia leaves and flowers decorate this kozuka. Paulownia was used as a crest ("mon") by the Imperial family and other powerful families. Today, it is used by the Japanese government. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
12463
label
Kozuka with Paulownia Motif
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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12463
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Paulownia Motif
description
Several paulownia leaves and flowers decorate this kozuka. Paulownia was used as a crest ("mon") by the Imperial family and other powerful families. Today, it is used by the Japanese government. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 19th century (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 7 15/16 in. (20.1 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
med
steel, iron, gold
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6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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1ce161d6002abd41
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no
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photo
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3
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photo
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no
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no