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Source Description
In the middle section of the kozuka are a catfish, a flounder, and a spiny lobster. On either side are five bands with a wood grain patterning. The end of the handle is in the shape of a lobster tail. The back of the kozuka has a wood grain pattern.
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Document identity
localId
40069
label
Kozuka with Two Fish and a Spiny Lobster
core
obj
dtoType
object
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2
Source metadata
id
40069
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Two Fish and a Spiny Lobster
description
In the middle section of the kozuka are a catfish, a flounder, and a spiny lobster. On either side are five bands with a wood grain patterning. The end of the handle is in the shape of a lobster tail. The back of the kozuka has a wood grain pattern.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none[Sticker - edged with a blue trellis pattern] 686
med
shakudo, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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5672645ccef7ef2d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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36b362e31382e026
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no
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no