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Source Description
A cartouche is inset into the kozuka. Within the cartouche are three clusters of autumn flowers. The first contains fringed pink and pampas grass. The second is made of maiden flower and Chinese bellflower. The third contains mist flowers and chrysanthemums. The background of the cartouche has a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji").
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Document identity
localId
18363
label
Kozuka with Three Flower Clusters
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
18363
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Three Flower Clusters
description
A cartouche is inset into the kozuka. Within the cartouche are three clusters of autumn flowers. The first contains fringed pink and pampas grass. The second is made of maiden flower and Chinese bellflower. The third contains mist flowers and chrysanthemums. The background of the cartouche has a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji").
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
6c88429377593e3a
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ff1c6593a395c134
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no
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no