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Source Description
Three rats, each eating a red chili pepper, decorate this kozuka. The rats and peppers are made in gold inlay. Rats are associated with the god of good fortune, Daikoku, as a reminder that treasure must be guarded.
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Document identity
localId
14827
label
Kozuka with Rats Eating Chili Peppers
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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14827
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Rats Eating Chili Peppers
description
Three rats, each eating a red chili pepper, decorate this kozuka. The rats and peppers are made in gold inlay. Rats are associated with the god of good fortune, Daikoku, as a reminder that treasure must be guarded.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
copper, gold
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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188974f1f7074dc6
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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a8610ed9310b5351
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no
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no