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Source Description
The kogai is decorated with a profusion of chrysanthemum flowers. Metalwork frames the edge. It is split so that it can be used as a pair of chopsticks. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79601
label
Kogai with Chrysanthemums
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
79601
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kogai with Chrysanthemums
description
The kogai is decorated with a profusion of chrysanthemum flowers. Metalwork frames the edge. It is split so that it can be used as a pair of chopsticks. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1817-1883 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
warikôgai
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Seki School
inscriptions
none
med
steel, silver, gold
creator_ids
1966
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
mediaId
72834586173da9a4
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no
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no
seq
2
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photo
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4bc2b30121d201ce
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no
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no