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Source Description
The front of the kozuka is decorated with chrysanthemums, grasses and a grasshopper. There is an unusual inscription on the blade stating that the fittings were made under the supervision of a Satô Toyozo and belonged to a Kuruhara Yoshitoku. This is part of a mounted set in which all pieces are decorated with autumn flowers and signed by Ishiguro Masatsune.
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Document identity
localId
79593
label
Kozuka with Autumn Flowers
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
79593
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Autumn Flowers
description
The front of the kozuka is decorated with chrysanthemums, grasses and a grasshopper. There is an unusual inscription on the blade stating that the fittings were made under the supervision of a Satô Toyozo and belonged to a Kuruhara Yoshitoku. This is part of a mounted set in which all pieces are decorated with autumn flowers and signed by Ishiguro Masatsune.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisiton unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1866 (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 石黒政常; [Translation] Ishiguro Masatsune (kao); [Inscription] On blade: 来原好徳所蔵 金具一切作之 管下佐藤豊三; [Transliteration] Kuruhara Yoshitoku shozô / Kanagu issai saku no (or kore) / Kanka Sato Toyozo; [Translation] Belongs to Kuruhara Yoshitoku / all the metal fittings were made / under the supervision of Satô Toyozo
med
silver, gold, sentoku
creator_ids
2385
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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