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Source Description
Images pairing horses and monkeys are common because monkeys were believed to keep horses calm within a stable. Monkeys are often shown as grooms for horses. On this kozuka, a horse is shown galloping across the front. On the reverse, a framed inset depicts a monkey tied to a poll. The artist's signature is within this inset, which contributes to its resemblance to a painting. The background of the kozuka is worked in a fish egg ("nanako") pattern.
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Document identity
localId
2072
label
Kozuka with a Horse and Show Monkey
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
2072
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Horse and Show Monkey
description
Images pairing horses and monkeys are common because monkeys were believed to keep horses calm within a stable. Monkeys are often shown as grooms for horses. On this kozuka, a horse is shown galloping across the front. On the reverse, a framed inset depicts a monkey tied to a poll. The artist's signature is within this inset, which contributes to its resemblance to a painting. The background of the kozuka is worked in a fish egg ("nanako") pattern.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1805-1858 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 青春貫; [Translation] Ao Harutsura
med
nigurome, gold, silver
creator_ids
5880
collection_ids
JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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cb4814d9a34f6f81
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ff7258cee075f3b3
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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3a0cd4357d298943
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no
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no