Ask the Scholar
Page 1 of 3
I can add historical knowledge about this page.
Page image
Document source description
A large spiny lobster dominates this kozuka. Spiny lobsters symbolize longevity because they are bent like the back of an elderly human. At the lower right is a puffer fish.
Page data
- Page
- 1
- Source index
- 0
- Type
- photo
- Media ID
- e88beb26b96a7ce6
- Size
- unknown
Document data
- ID
- 40095
- Core
- obj
- Type
- object
DTO data
{
"id": "40095",
"sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.656",
"contentType": "object",
"stage": "normalized",
"title": "Kozuka with a Spiny Lobster and a Puffer Fish",
"description": "A large spiny lobster dominates this kozuka. Spiny lobsters symbolize longevity because they are bent like the back of an elderly human. At the lower right is a puffer fish.",
"provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
"date": "mid 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)",
"citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.656",
"rightsUri": "CC0",
"language": "en",
"genreSpecific": [
"Arms & Armor",
"kozuka",
"sword components",
"handles"
],
"iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.656_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.656_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.656_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
"imageCount": 3,
"pageCount": 3,
"source": "import",
"dimensionsRaw": "3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)"
}
Context sent to Scholar
Document identity
{
"localId": "40095",
"label": "Kozuka with a Spiny Lobster and a Puffer Fish",
"core": "obj",
"dtoType": "object",
"citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.656"
}
Document source metadata
{
"id": "40095",
"sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.656",
"contentType": "object",
"stage": "normalized",
"title": "Kozuka with a Spiny Lobster and a Puffer Fish",
"description": "A large spiny lobster dominates this kozuka. Spiny lobsters symbolize longevity because they are bent like the back of an elderly human. At the lower right is a puffer fish.",
"provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
"date": "mid 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)",
"citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.656",
"rightsUri": "CC0",
"language": "en",
"genreSpecific": [
"Arms & Armor",
"kozuka",
"sword components",
"handles"
],
"iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.656_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
"thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.656_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
"largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.656_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
"imageCount": 3,
"pageCount": 3,
"source": "import",
"dimensionsRaw": "3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)"
}
Document source extras
{
"cul": "Japanese",
"inscriptions": "[Signature] 伯量; [Translation] Hakuryô",
"med": "sentoku, copper",
"creator_ids": [
"5613"
],
"collection_ids": [
"JMA"
],
"exhibition_ids": []
}
Page context
{
"seq": 1,
"pageIndex": 0,
"type": "photo",
"url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.656_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg",
"mediaId": "e88beb26b96a7ce6"
}