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Source Description
Shôjô are monkey-like creatures with human faces who usually live near water. They are fond of drinking sake, which probably accounts for their red faces. This shôjô is dancing with a sake cup and a ladle. On the right are a sake jar and a fan.
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Document identity
localId
18106
label
Kozuka with a Shôjô
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
18106
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with a Shôjô
description
Shôjô are monkey-like creatures with human faces who usually live near water. They are fond of drinking sake, which probably accounts for their red faces. This shôjô is dancing with a sake cup and a ladle. On the right are a sake jar and a fan.
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. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, gold and copper decoration, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
mediaId
df91b6fba116aff7
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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a389424285ba73ef
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no
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no