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Source Description
Two puppies are shown here playing with a basket of shells. The puppy on the right has a clam shell in its front paws. The puppy in the middle of the composition is climbing to the basket of shells. Three shells from the basket are on the left. The background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji").
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Document identity
localId
20252
label
Kozuka with Two Puppies and Clam Shells in a Straw Basket
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
20252
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Two Puppies and Clam Shells in a Straw Basket
description
Two puppies are shown here playing with a basket of shells. The puppy on the right has a clam shell in its front paws. The puppy in the middle of the composition is climbing to the basket of shells. Three shells from the basket are on the left. The background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji").
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, copper, gold, shibuichi
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
eb311c0d929b50a7
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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2db53d581380aeec
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no