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Source Description
At the bottom of the kozuka, a monkey stands looking upwards. The monkey holds a battledore, which is used during New Year's celebrations to play a traditional game. A gourd is strapped to the monkey's back. The reverse is decorated with a gold pattern that resembles a special paper used for poems called "tanzaku." The motif on the reverse is "shochiku," which is used to indicate the New Year. It consists of black inlayed bamboo, incised pine boughs, and two small plum blossoms. The upper flower is inlayed in mother of pearl and gold. The lower flower is in gold.
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Document identity
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16984
label
Kozuka with a Monkey with a Battledore
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Source metadata
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16984
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title
Kozuka with a Monkey with a Battledore
description
At the bottom of the kozuka, a monkey stands looking upwards. The monkey holds a battledore, which is used during New Year's celebrations to play a traditional game. A gourd is strapped to the monkey's back. The reverse is decorated with a gold pattern that resembles a special paper used for poems called "tanzaku." The motif on the reverse is "shochiku," which is used to indicate the New Year. It consists of black inlayed bamboo, incised pine boughs, and two small plum blossoms. The upper flower is inlayed in mother of pearl and gold. The lower flower is in gold.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1848
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Date] 嘉永元戊申桃月; [Transliteration] Kaei gen tsuchinoe saru tôgetsu; [Translation] 1848
year of the monkey
third month; [Signature] 法橋清重; [Translation] Hokkyô Kiyoshige (kao);
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shakudo, gold, copper
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16313
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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465d147ecea58e16
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