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Source Description
A clam is settled among seaweed at the right side of the kozuka. A mirage of buildings appears in the bubbles of air emanating from the clam. Such mirages were known as the "Clam's dream."
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
34517
label
Kozuka with Clam and Mirage
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
34517
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Clam and Mirage
description
A clam is settled among seaweed at the right side of the kozuka. A mirage of buildings appears in the bubbles of air emanating from the clam. Such mirages were known as the "Clam's dream."
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 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
style
Naoyoshi School
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 佐野道好; [Translation] Sano Michiyoshi (kao)
med
shakudo, gold, copper
creator_ids
5395
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
170
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photo
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photo
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photo
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