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Source Description
A silver octopus on top grasping a piece of coral with all tentacles. Loop on a swivel.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7208
label
Octopus Grasping a Piece of Coral
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
7208
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Octopus Grasping a Piece of Coral
description
A silver octopus on top grasping a piece of coral with all tentacles. Loop on a swivel.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo; Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
netsukes
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.7
height
4.4
dimensionsRaw
1 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (4.7 x 4.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, coral
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
275
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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793f46cb98c81615
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
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photo
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cdb3b3a82d9bb46b
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no
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no
seq
3
type
photo
mediaId
0203583a13a7c280
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no