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A mountain landscape with two buildings is on the left hand side of the kozuka. The foliage is made of gold, silver and copper. At the upper right, a full moon hangs below clouds. On the reverse, a bridge is at the right with a moon rising in the distance. A boatman on a boat is at the left.

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Document identity
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25572
label
Kozuka with Landscape and Buildings
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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25572
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Landscape and Buildings
description
A mountain landscape with two buildings is on the left hand side of the kozuka. The foliage is made of gold, silver and copper. At the upper right, a full moon hangs below clouds. On the reverse, a bridge is at the right with a moon rising in the distance. A boatman on a boat is at the left.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold, silver, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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49de4738c2461c9d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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46cc53b237b552e0
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no
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no