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Source Description
The kogai is decorated with a diamond crest ("mon") and a floral scroll pattern. This crest was used by multiple warrior clans. It could have indicated the owner of the set or could have been commissioned by a member of that clan as a gift. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
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79603
label
Kogai with Floral Scroll and Diamond Crests
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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79603
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kogai with Floral Scroll and Diamond Crests
description
The kogai is decorated with a diamond crest ("mon") and a floral scroll pattern. This crest was used by multiple warrior clans. It could have indicated the owner of the set or could have been commissioned by a member of that clan as a gift. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid-late 19th century (Muromachi-late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
warikôgai
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 石黒政近; [Translation] Ishiguro Masachika (kao)
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silver
creator_ids
7050
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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