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Source Description
A gold "hô-ô" bird, often called a phoenix in the West, is shown flying near a blossoming paulownia tree. "Hô-ô" are associated with wise rulers and considered an auspicious symbol. Paulownia is directly associated with the emperor. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79618
label
Kozuka with Phoenix
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
79618
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Phoenix
description
A gold "hô-ô" bird, often called a phoenix in the West, is shown flying near a blossoming paulownia tree. "Hô-ô" are associated with wise rulers and considered an auspicious symbol. Paulownia is directly associated with the emperor. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 9/16 in. (21.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold, steel
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
3168103b8ddac4a5
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
da0fbda0b7297c51
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no
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no