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Source Description
The background of the kozuka resembles the trunk of a pine tree. At the base of the tree, a boy stands on the back of a seated ox. With a long stick, he is trying to reach a cicada in the tree.
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Document identity
localId
36274
label
Kozuka with Boy Standing on an Ox Trying to Catch a Cicada
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
36274
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Boy Standing on an Ox Trying to Catch a Cicada
description
The background of the kozuka resembles the trunk of a pine tree. At the base of the tree, a boy stands on the back of a seated ox. With a long stick, he is trying to reach a cicada in the tree.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1796-1852 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 松壽軒 矩隨; [Translation] Shôjuken Noriyuki
med
nigurome (?), gold
creator_ids
2424
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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c9c607d3930fcf09
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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8473376d550b4ec2
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no
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no