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Source Description
The kozuka is decorated with three hollyhock crests ("aoi mon") on a background of fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). The hollyhock crest was used the by the Tokugawa family who ruled Japan between 1615 and 1867. The kozuka and its matching kogai may have been given as a gift by a Tokugawa family member. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
27336
label
Kozuka with a Hollyhock Creast
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
27336
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with a Hollyhock Creast
description
The kozuka is decorated with three hollyhock crests ("aoi mon") on a background of fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). The hollyhock crest was used the by the Tokugawa family who ruled Japan between 1615 and 1867. The kozuka and its matching kogai may have been given as a gift by a Tokugawa family member. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
shakudo, sentoku, gold, steel
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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1ca090af8b017e62
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7ca17e106d5859fd
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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b2b62295a0027432
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no
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no