Kozuka with a Man and a Blowpipe

1788-1829 (late Edo) 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.) Citation Source image

The man at the bottom of the kozuka holds a blowpipe ("fukiya"). Blowpipes were used to hunt small birds, such as the one flying across the top of the kozuka. A dart was inserted into the end of the pipe and then blown at the bird. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.

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23127
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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