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At the right side of the composition, a bird stands on a lotus leaf. Four other lotus leaves are shown in a stream that is indicated by stylized lines. The background has a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji") and the kozuka is surrounded by a raised rim.

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Document identity
localId
39154
label
Kozuka with a Bird in a Stream with Lotus Leaves
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
39154
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with a Bird in a Stream with Lotus Leaves
description
At the right side of the composition, a bird stands on a lotus leaf. Four other lotus leaves are shown in a stream that is indicated by stylized lines. The background has a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji") and the kozuka is surrounded by a raised rim.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (?) (Edo)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
213d3c3fb0ce35e0
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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4ea1d63abbabd01c
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no
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no