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Source Description
A gold morning glory in bloom is shown on a vine with flowers. Morning glories were associated with autumn and were famously included in a chapter of the Tale of Genji. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
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32068
label
Kozuka with Morning Glory
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object
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Source metadata
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32068
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Morning Glory
description
A gold morning glory in bloom is shown on a vine with flowers. Morning glories were associated with autumn and were famously included in a chapter of the Tale of Genji. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1848-1918 (Edo-Meiji-Taisho)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 7 15/16 in. (20.1 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 秀鏡刻; [Transliteration] Hideaki koku; [Translation] Engraved by Hideaki
med
silver, gold, shakudo, copper alloy
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6098
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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