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Source Description
At the bottom of the kozuka is a crane looking up to the sky. Clouds are at the upper edge of the kozuka. Cranes are symbols of longevity and an auspicious motif.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
9593
label
Kozuka with a Crane
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object
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Source metadata
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9593
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Crane
description
At the bottom of the kozuka is a crane looking up to the sky. Clouds are at the upper edge of the kozuka. Cranes are symbols of longevity and an auspicious motif.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 含翠軒 武則; [Translation] Gansuiken Takenori
med
shibuichi, gold, copper
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4544
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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