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Source Description
The banner is attached to a pole so that it could be carried in procession. The paulownia crest at the top is similar to versions used by various military families. The background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). This is only the front decorative plate.
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Document identity
localId
40788
label
Kozuka with Banner with Paulownia Crest
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
40788
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Banner with Paulownia Crest
description
The banner is attached to a pole so that it could be carried in procession. The paulownia crest at the top is similar to versions used by various military families. The background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). This is only the front decorative plate.
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
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, silver, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
7ec6ae3b84dcbc61
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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7e19d110d9dc7f36
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no
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no