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Source Description
The man on the front of the kozuka wears a straw hat. In his hands is a bamboo blow pipe used in bird hunting. On the reverse are two sparrows. The artist signed the kozuka on the back.
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Document identity
localId
9623
label
Kozuka with a Man Holding a Blow Pipe
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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9623
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Man Holding a Blow Pipe
description
The man on the front of the kozuka wears a straw hat. In his hands is a bamboo blow pipe used in bird hunting. On the reverse are two sparrows. The artist signed the kozuka on the back.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1696-1769 (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 政隨; [Translation] Shôzui
med
Iron, gold, copper, silver
creator_ids
6114
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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