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At the right is a dog who is chasing a religious pilgrim on the left. The man is turning back to shake a stick at the dog. The kozuka has a raised rim and the background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji").

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Document identity
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20016
label
Kozuka with a Dog Chasing a Pilgrim
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Source metadata
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20016
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Dog Chasing a Pilgrim
description
At the right is a dog who is chasing a religious pilgrim on the left. The man is turning back to shake a stick at the dog. The kozuka has a raised rim and the background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji").
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1721-1784 (Edo)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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4
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4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 栄乘 作 光孝; [Transliteration] Eijô Mitsutaka; [Translation] Made by Mitsutaka
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copper, gold, silver
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6033
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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