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Source Description
On the front of the kozuka are a large sea bream and a smaller fish surrounded by clams. On the reverse, an incised scene depicts a fishing net hanging from a tree. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
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79589
label
Kozuka with Fish and Net
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object
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Source metadata
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79589
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Fish and Net
description
On the front of the kozuka are a large sea bream and a smaller fish surrounded by clams. On the reverse, an incised scene depicts a fishing net hanging from a tree. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1854-1859 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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4
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4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Date] 安政 [ ] 南呂月; [Transliteration] Ansei [ ] nanryo tsuki; [Translation] Ansei era (1854-1859)
month of August; [Signature] 正壽造; [Transliteration] Masatoshi tsukuru; [Translation] made by Masatoshi
med
silver, shakudo, gold, copper alloys
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16518
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JMA
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none
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