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Source Description
At the bottom of the kozuka, a crane is shown looking upwards towards a pine tree branch at the top. Cranes are a symbol of longevity and are an auspicious motif.
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Document identity
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27249
label
Kozuka with a Crane under a Pine Tree Branch
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Source metadata
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27249
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Crane under a Pine Tree Branch
description
At the bottom of the kozuka, a crane is shown looking upwards towards a pine tree branch at the top. Cranes are a symbol of longevity and are an auspicious motif.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1825 (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro
inscriptions
[Signature] 石黒政保; [Translation] Ishiguro Masayasu (kao)
med
shibuichi, silver, copper
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6137
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JMA
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none
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