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Source Description
Parrots are unusual subject matter. This kozuka is also remarkable for the extensive use of silver. The artist signed the reverse of the kozuka.
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Document identity
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18184
label
Kozuka with a Parrot Perched on Bamboo
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Source metadata
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18184
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Parrot Perched on Bamboo
description
Parrots are unusual subject matter. This kozuka is also remarkable for the extensive use of silver. The artist signed the reverse of the kozuka.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1725-1750
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 奈良辰 政彫; [Transliteration] Nara Tatsumasa chô; [Translation] Carved by Nara Tatsumasa
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silver
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16344
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JMA
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none
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photo
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