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Source Description
A swirl of clouds cradles a jewel. Jewels of this nature are often carried by dragons, such as the one on the matching kozuka. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79522
label
Kogai with Dragon Jewel
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
79522
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kogai with Dragon Jewel
description
A swirl of clouds cradles a jewel. Jewels of this nature are often carried by dragons, such as the one on the matching kozuka. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (?) (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
warikogai
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
steel, silver, gold, black lacquer
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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bc2dc574fe43d541
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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198b29d1daf663dd
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no
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no