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This split kogai is decorated with a lady bug crawling through morning glories. This is part of a mounted set in which all pieces are decorated with autumn flowers and signed by Ishiguro Masatsune.

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Document identity
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79594
label
Kogai with Autumn Flowers
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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79594
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kogai with Autumn Flowers
description
This split kogai is decorated with a lady bug crawling through morning glories. This is part of a mounted set in which all pieces are decorated with autumn flowers and signed by Ishiguro Masatsune.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1866 (Edo-Meiji)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
warikôgai
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 石黒政常; [Translation] Ishiguro Masatsune (kao)
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silver, gold, sentoku
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2385
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JMA
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none
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