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Source Description
The man at the bottom of the kozuka holds a blowpipe ("fukiya"). Blowpipes were used to hunt small birds, such as the one flying across the top of the kozuka. A dart was inserted into the end of the pipe and then blown at the bird. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.
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Document identity
localId
23127
label
Kozuka with a Man and a Blowpipe
core
obj
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3
Source metadata
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23127
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Man and a Blowpipe
description
The man at the bottom of the kozuka holds a blowpipe ("fukiya"). Blowpipes were used to hunt small birds, such as the one flying across the top of the kozuka. A dart was inserted into the end of the pipe and then blown at the bird. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1788-1829 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
[Signature] On reverse: 石黒盛常 彫; [Transliteration] Ishiguro Moritsune horu; [Translation] carved by Ishiguro Moritsune
med
shakudo, gold, shibuichi
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3407
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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6a678ecfbcaea67e
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no
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2
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photo
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4973264e91196415
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no
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3
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photo
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e3944e8159083c5c
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no