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Source Description
At the left of this composition, a demon ("oni") is seated on the ground. He appears to be removing a thorn from his foot. Near him on the right are a hut and a tree. Demons regularly appear in Japanese art and are often depicted in a humorous fashion.
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Document identity
localId
40352
label
Kozuka with a Demon and a Thatched Hut
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object
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1
Source metadata
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40352
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Demon and a Thatched Hut
description
At the left of this composition, a demon ("oni") is seated on the ground. He appears to be removing a thorn from his foot. Near him on the right are a hut and a tree. Demons regularly appear in Japanese art and are often depicted in a humorous fashion.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 乙柳軒 味墨 政芳; [Translation] Otsuryûken Miboku Masayoshi [kao]; [Sticker] Edged with a blue trellis pattern: 395
med
shibuichi, silver, gold, copper
creator_ids
3482
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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9e6a4803ef43fa36