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Source Description
On the front of the kozuka is a relief carving of a pistol, made of gold, silver and copper. The subject matter is an interesting pairing with the traditional sword on which the kozuka would have been mounted. On the reverse is a landscape scene. The edge of a torii gate is visible on the right, with a path extending towards the left into trees. The artist's signature is also on the reverse.
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Document identity
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5034
label
Kozuka of a Flintlock Pistol
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object
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3
Source metadata
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5034
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka of a Flintlock Pistol
description
On the front of the kozuka is a relief carving of a pistol, made of gold, silver and copper. The subject matter is an interesting pairing with the traditional sword on which the kozuka would have been mounted. On the reverse is a landscape scene. The edge of a torii gate is visible on the right, with a path extending towards the left into trees. The artist's signature is also on the reverse.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1825 (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 弘親; [Translation] Hirochika; [Inscription] 吉岳豊前介
med
shibuichi, gold, silver, copper
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6506
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JMA
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none
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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1e9306137305a5e3
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photo
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6916f7ca63be4c60
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