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This kozuka shows a scroll intertwined with prayer beads. The scroll is likely a Buddhist sutra or other religious text. The reverse is partially a copper alloy and partially gold.

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Document identity
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22599
label
Kozuka with Scroll and Prayer Beads
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Source metadata
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22599
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object
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title
Kozuka with Scroll and Prayer Beads
description
This kozuka shows a scroll intertwined with prayer beads. The scroll is likely a Buddhist sutra or other religious text. The reverse is partially a copper alloy and partially gold.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1642-1708 (Edo)
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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4
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4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 程乗作 光邦; [transliteration] Teijô saku Mitsukuni; [Translation] Made by Teijô
Mitsukuni
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shakudo, gold, copper
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5512
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JMA
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none
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