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Source Description
This kozuka illustrates the Oil Monk, who appears in a story about the 11th-century warrior Taira no Tadamori. There were reports of a fire breathing dragon walking the streets of Kyoto one rainy night. When Tadamori set out to find and kill the dragon, he discovered it was only a monk carrying an oil lamp. When the monk blew on the lamp to keep it lit, he appeared to be breathing fire. The monk shelters himself from the rain under an umbrella.
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Document identity
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22883
label
Kozuka with the Oil Monk
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object
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3
Source metadata
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22883
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with the Oil Monk
description
This kozuka illustrates the Oil Monk, who appears in a story about the 11th-century warrior Taira no Tadamori. There were reports of a fire breathing dragon walking the streets of Kyoto one rainy night. When Tadamori set out to find and kill the dragon, he discovered it was only a monk carrying an oil lamp. When the monk blew on the lamp to keep it lit, he appeared to be breathing fire. The monk shelters himself from the rain under an umbrella.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1800-1850 (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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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
inscriptions
[Signature] 宝壽斎弘親; [Translation] Hôjusai Hirochika
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shibuichi, gold details
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6506
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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3af9ae2514efa288
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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d1701cf184222c25
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no
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3
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photo
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dea14b9c4815ff03
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no
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no