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Source Description

This comb is decorated with scenes depicted within snowflake roundels.

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Document identity
localId
19686
label
Ornamental Comb (kushi)
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
19686
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ornamental Comb (kushi)
description
This comb is decorated with scenes depicted within snowflake roundels.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo; Meiji)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Lacquer & Inlay
combs (hair ornaments)
kushi
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm) (w.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
gold lacquer
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JPK
JWL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3ae1836065f4cdbb