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Source Description
This kozuka is surrounded with a raised rim and the background. Inside this frame are objects typically carried by men during the Edo period. At the right is a fan made of tortoise shell and ivory. Next to that in a medicine box ("inro"), which was used to carry other small objects in addition medicine. Beside the medicine box is a tobacco pouch. Both of these objects are attached to a gourd shaped netsuke made of coral. The netsuke served as a counterweight to attach the medicine box and the tobacco pouch to the belt of a kimono. The kozuka is signed on the back.
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Document identity
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22240
label
Kozuka with a Fan, Medicine Box, Tabacco Pouch, and Netsuke
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3
Source metadata
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22240
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Fan, Medicine Box, Tabacco Pouch, and Netsuke
description
This kozuka is surrounded with a raised rim and the background. Inside this frame are objects typically carried by men during the Edo period. At the right is a fan made of tortoise shell and ivory. Next to that in a medicine box ("inro"), which was used to carry other small objects in addition medicine. Beside the medicine box is a tobacco pouch. Both of these objects are attached to a gourd shaped netsuke made of coral. The netsuke served as a counterweight to attach the medicine box and the tobacco pouch to the belt of a kimono. The kozuka is signed on the back.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (?) (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 自得斎 寛甫; [Translation] Jitokusai Kanpo (?)
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shakudo, gold, copper, coral, tortoise shell, ivory
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4097
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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71be1c9ed30bf788
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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370adc27fc33e44b
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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0aa2626a2033a94c
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no