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Source Description
Five black roundels each hold an different insect in gold enamel. From left to right, the insects are a cricket, a moth, a butterfly, a praying mantis, and a grasshopper. Flowers are incised on the reverse. This is likely a product of the Kaga School.
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Document identity
localId
9482
label
Kozuka with Insects in Roundels
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
9482
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Insects in Roundels
description
Five black roundels each hold an different insect in gold enamel. From left to right, the insects are a cricket, a moth, a butterfly, a praying mantis, and a grasshopper. Flowers are incised on the reverse. This is likely a product of the Kaga School.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th-mid 19th century (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
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, silver, gold, and shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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9ee1b2706b671ed0
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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b5d80664a0faec1e
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no
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no