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Source Description
This kozuka shows the legendary Chinese scholar Shoko sitting in his hut, reading a book. He holds the book out the window so that he can read it by moonlight. The kozuka is signed in a gilt inset on the reverse.
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Document identity
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25161
label
Kozuka with Shoko Reading a Book by Moonlight
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Source metadata
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25161
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title
Kozuka with Shoko Reading a Book by Moonlight
description
This kozuka shows the legendary Chinese scholar Shoko sitting in his hut, reading a book. He holds the book out the window so that he can read it by moonlight. The kozuka is signed in a gilt inset on the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1725-1750 (late Edo)
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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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dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[signature] On kozuka: 常直; [Translation] Tsunenao
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copper, gold, silver, gilt
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2711
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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3
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photo
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