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Source Description
A spiny lobster is depicted along with milfoil. The background is worked in fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji") and the kozuka has a raised rim.
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Document identity
localId
25498
label
Kozuka with Spiny Lobster and Milfoil
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
25498
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Spiny Lobster and Milfoil
description
A spiny lobster is depicted along with milfoil. The background is worked in fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji") and the kozuka has a raised rim.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1775-1800 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 柳川直春; [Translation] Yanagawa
med
shakudo, gold
creator_ids
4605
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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d78176a6e03a2dde
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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af4a87546a4583a3
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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c3c554b666327c7b
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no
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no