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Source Description
Two rats stand together at the bottom of the kozuka. One has its back to the viewer. Another stands on his hind legs. Rats are associated with the god of good fortune Daitoku as a reminder that treasure needs to be guarded against pest such as rats.
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Document identity
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21589
label
Kozuka with Two Rats
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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21589
sourceUrl
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object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Two Rats
description
Two rats stand together at the bottom of the kozuka. One has its back to the viewer. Another stands on his hind legs. Rats are associated with the god of good fortune Daitoku as a reminder that treasure needs to be guarded against pest such as rats.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1763-1836 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 保隨; [Translation] Yasuyuki (kao)
med
iron, gold, shibuichi
creator_ids
6136
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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photo
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no