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Source Description
This elaborate kozuka features a dragon and a tiger. These are the two strongest animals and sometimes used to represent the ruler and his advisers. The dragon's head is at the top and its tail is at the bottom. A tiger is also at the bottom. Along the top are decorations similar to roof tiles. A curved piece runs along the bottom edge. Kozuka in this shape were made by Hirado Kunishige and his students.
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Document identity
localId
2258
label
Kozuka with Dragon and Tiger
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
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2258
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Dragon and Tiger
description
This elaborate kozuka features a dragon and a tiger. These are the two strongest animals and sometimes used to represent the ruler and his advisers. The dragon's head is at the top and its tail is at the bottom. A tiger is also at the bottom. Along the top are decorations similar to roof tiles. A curved piece runs along the bottom edge. Kozuka in this shape were made by Hirado Kunishige and his students.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hirado
inscriptions
none
med
copper, gilt
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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11f4448eac6d9852
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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e2844ccc658dc1ca
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no
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no