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Source Description
A group of three monkeys are depicted sitting together. The middle monkey wears a jacket fashioned in gold. Two monkeys hold persimmons, which were said to be the monkey's favorite fruit. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
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22089
label
Kozuka with Monkeys and Persimmons
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Source metadata
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22089
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Monkeys and Persimmons
description
A group of three monkeys are depicted sitting together. The middle monkey wears a jacket fashioned in gold. Two monkeys hold persimmons, which were said to be the monkey's favorite fruit. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 19th century (Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
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4
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 菊川吉次; [Translation] Kikugawa Yoshitsugu
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shakudo, copper, steel, shibuichi
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5598
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JMA
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none
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