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Source Description
This kozuka shows the Taoist immortal Gama, with a three-legged frog sitting on his head. Gama's spirit was able to leave his body to wander and once returned to find the body unfit. He put his spirit into the nearest creature, which was a frog. On the reverse is a waterfall and the artist's signature.
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Document identity
localId
40618
label
Kozuka with the Immortal Gama
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
40618
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with the Immortal Gama
description
This kozuka shows the Taoist immortal Gama, with a three-legged frog sitting on his head. Gama's spirit was able to leave his body to wander and once returned to find the body unfit. He put his spirit into the nearest creature, which was a frog. On the reverse is a waterfall and the artist's signature.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th-early 19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[inscription] 行年六十六; [Transliteration] gyônen rokujûroku; [Translation] Sixty-six years old; [Signature] 橘川元隆; [Translation] Tachikawa Mototaka; [Number] On sticker with blue border: 939
med
shibuichi, gold, silver (?)
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16640
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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069ac350bebba69d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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0ecedbfce981761e
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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d7d88c8a570232ab
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no
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no