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Source Description
A large spiny lobster dominates this kozuka. Spiny lobsters symbolize longevity because they are bent like the back of an elderly human. At the lower right is a puffer fish.
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Document identity
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40095
label
Kozuka with a Spiny Lobster and a Puffer Fish
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Source metadata
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40095
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Spiny Lobster and a Puffer Fish
description
A large spiny lobster dominates this kozuka. Spiny lobsters symbolize longevity because they are bent like the back of an elderly human. At the lower right is a puffer fish.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (late 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
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 伯量; [Translation] Hakuryô
med
sentoku, copper
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5613
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JMA
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none
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