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Source Description
In the middle of the kozuka is a plum branch made of copper with several blossoms. Plums are the first flower to bloom in the spring. The background is made in the fish egg pattern ("nananko-ji") and the entire kozuka is surrounding with a raised rim.
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Document identity
localId
6732
label
Kozuka with a Flowering Plum Branch
core
obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
6732
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Flowering Plum Branch
description
In the middle of the kozuka is a plum branch made of copper with several blossoms. Plums are the first flower to bloom in the spring. The background is made in the fish egg pattern ("nananko-ji") and the entire kozuka is surrounding with a raised rim.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th centuries (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, copper, gold
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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4163e54f1bb44bf6
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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0ab3056f323bc2d0
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no