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The 9th-century Japanese poet Ono no Komachi is shown here at the end of her life as an old beggar woman. She is sitting on a grave marker, known as a "sotoba." Depictions of her with the grave marker are known as "Sotoba Komachi" and there is a noh play about her with the same name.

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Document identity
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10269
label
Kozuka with Sotoba Komachi
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
10269
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Sotoba Komachi
description
The 9th-century Japanese poet Ono no Komachi is shown here at the end of her life as an old beggar woman. She is sitting on a grave marker, known as a "sotoba." Depictions of her with the grave marker are known as "Sotoba Komachi" and there is a noh play about her with the same name.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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62b0a957052fabda
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c2d8b395c552907d
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no
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no