Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 2 pages
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
The front of the kozuka is decorated with nine copper alloy, silver and gold cranes in flight. The background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). Cranes are a symbol of longevity and an auspicious motif. This is only the decorative front plate.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
14963
label
Kozuka with Nine Flying Cranes
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
14963
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Nine Flying Cranes
description
The front of the kozuka is decorated with nine copper alloy, silver and gold cranes in flight. The background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). Cranes are a symbol of longevity and an auspicious motif. This is only the decorative front plate.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
c9ed19827445e102
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
b68539cdbeb16962
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no