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This bronze spoon has a handle joined in the middle for folding and a circular band for securing the extended position. It terminates in a fish tail. The piece has a dark green patina with clouds of powdery green. A piece has been eaten away from the bowl.

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Document identity
localId
25524
label
""Korai"" Spoon
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
25524
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
""Korai"" Spoon
description
This bronze spoon has a handle joined in the middle for folding and a circular band for securing the extended position. It terminates in a fish tail. The piece has a dark green patina with clouds of powdery green. A piece has been eaten away from the bowl.
provenance
Yamanaka and Company [date and mode of acquistion unknown] [as excavated at Kaijo]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1920 [mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
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CC0
language
en
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Metal
spoons
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
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2851
collection_ids
JPK
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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