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Source Description
A man in formal dress sits on the right side of the kozuka holding a stick and a monkey on a rope. The monkey holds "shide" paper streamers attached to a stick. The pine boughs to the right of the man suggest that this scene occurs during the New Year's celebrations. Trained monkey performances were a common form of amusement during the Edo period. This is only the decorative front plate of the kozuka.
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Document identity
localId
13141
label
Kozuka with a Performing Monkey
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
13141
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with a Performing Monkey
description
A man in formal dress sits on the right side of the kozuka holding a stick and a monkey on a rope. The monkey holds "shide" paper streamers attached to a stick. The pine boughs to the right of the man suggest that this scene occurs during the New Year's celebrations. Trained monkey performances were a common form of amusement during the Edo period. This is only the decorative front plate of the kozuka.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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35d3004cb8bbd64a
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no
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2
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photo
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b4dbe4868a67ae48
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no
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no