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Source Description
Daruma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, is shown in a boat on the right. Behind the boat, reeds are growing on the bank. An inscription is at the left, close to where the blade would be. This may be the name of the artist who created the composition. The metalworker's signature is on the reverse.
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Document identity
localId
13611
label
Kozuka with Daruma in a Boat
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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13611
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Daruma in a Boat
description
Daruma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, is shown in a boat on the right. Behind the boat, reeds are growing on the bank. An inscription is at the left, close to where the blade would be. This may be the name of the artist who created the composition. The metalworker's signature is on the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1864 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Natsuo School
inscriptions
[Signature] 英一[ ]之; [Translation] Hidekazu [ ]; [Date] 甲子冬節; [Transliteration] Kinoene fuyu setsu; [Translation] 1864
year of the rat
winter; [Signature] 夏雄; [Translation] Natsuo (kao)
med
shibuichi, gold
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3841
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ed630748646e3d22
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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18d0a9d05e200efe
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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cd56100daa3b509a
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no
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no