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Source Description
Two cherry blossoms and a number of petals decorate the lower edge of the kozuka. Clouds are along the upper border. A full moon obsecured is on the reverse, along with a poem on a piece of tanzaku paper. Cherry blossoms are a symbol of spring and a popular decorative motif.
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Document identity
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25866
label
Kozuka with Cherry Blossoms, Moon and Poem
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Source metadata
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25866
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title
Kozuka with Cherry Blossoms, Moon and Poem
description
Two cherry blossoms and a number of petals decorate the lower edge of the kozuka. Clouds are along the upper border. A full moon obsecured is on the reverse, along with a poem on a piece of tanzaku paper. Cherry blossoms are a symbol of spring and a popular decorative motif.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1863-1876 (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
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4
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4
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 喜寿翁 法眼一乘作; [Translation] Kijuô Hôgen Ichijô saku
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shibuichi
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4468
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JMA
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none
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