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Source Description
A persimmon hangs from a branch in the middle of the composition. Persimmons are associated with autumn. The background of the kozuka is made in two different alloys, one of which appears above the branch and one appears below it. The surface has been intentionally pitted and the depressions filled with gold.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10976
label
Kozuka with Branch with Persimmon
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
10976
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Branch with Persimmon
description
A persimmon hangs from a branch in the middle of the composition. Persimmons are associated with autumn. The background of the kozuka is made in two different alloys, one of which appears above the branch and one appears below it. The surface has been intentionally pitted and the depressions filled with gold.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1730-1744 (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 東雨; [Translation] Tôu; [Seal] 安親; [Translation] Yasuchika
med
nigurome, copper, gold
creator_ids
7158
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JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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35373685bbc755cb
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c5644accd00e04f3
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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5172828d65bbb8cb
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no
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no