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A cormorant perches on a bridge piling amidst waves in the middle of the composition. Cormorants are used for fishing in rivers.

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Document identity
localId
18155
label
Kozuka with Cormorant on Bridge Piling
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
18155
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Cormorant on Bridge Piling
description
A cormorant perches on a bridge piling amidst waves in the middle of the composition. Cormorants are used for fishing in rivers.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, copper, gold, silver
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
ebb779b85c391793
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
0445f8d1bbf995a5
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no