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Source Description
This kozuka shows the very top of a shrine gateway called a "torii." Two pigeons, one in gold and one in shibuichi, are perched on the upper crossbar.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
9096
label
Kozuka with Pigeons on a Shrine Gate (""Torii"")
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
9096
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Pigeons on a Shrine Gate (""Torii"")
description
This kozuka shows the very top of a shrine gateway called a "torii." Two pigeons, one in gold and one in shibuichi, are perched on the upper crossbar.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
53031aeaf520403e
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
682eea9136d16fde
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no
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no