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Source Description
In the center is a horse tied to a post. A monkey is holding the rope on the right. Monkeys are often shown with horses as they were believed to be able to keep horses calm. Many stables were decorated with monkeys. This is only the decorative panel of the kozuka.
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Document identity
localId
19425
label
Kozuka with a Horse and a Monkey
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
19425
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with a Horse and a Monkey
description
In the center is a horse tied to a post. A monkey is holding the rope on the right. Monkeys are often shown with horses as they were believed to be able to keep horses calm. Many stables were decorated with monkeys. This is only the decorative panel of the kozuka.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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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
iron, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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6164e0f05c826832
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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d260abcf84959d0c
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no
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no