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Source Description
A cormorant is depicted perched on the prow of an unmanned boat. Cormorants were used for fishing in some rivers. Stylized lines around the boat indicate water. The artist's signature is on the edge of the kozuka.
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Document identity
localId
26755
label
Kozuka with a Cormorant on a Boat
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
26755
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with a Cormorant on a Boat
description
A cormorant is depicted perched on the prow of an unmanned boat. Cormorants were used for fishing in some rivers. Stylized lines around the boat indicate water. The artist's signature is on the edge of the kozuka.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1827-1857 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 春明法眼作; [Translation] Haruaki Hogen saku
med
shibuichi, copper, silver
creator_ids
4557
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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9b8036749d0c1474
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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0f6a21663780d0a8
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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05976136ed3c5a22
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no
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no