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Source Description
This kozuka depicts a typical inro of the Edo period and the accessories worn with it. At the bottom is a cloth bag that could have been used to carry coins. Above it is a bead ("ojime") that may be mother of pearl. The "inro," or medicine case, is in the middle. It is decorated with chrysanthemums. The bead accompanying the inro is coral. At the top is a malachite netsuke in the shape of a gourd. The cord that connects all of these pieces would have been used to secure them to the belt of a traditional kimono.
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Document identity
localId
26201
label
Kozuka with Inro, Bag, and Netsuke
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
26201
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Inro, Bag, and Netsuke
description
This kozuka depicts a typical inro of the Edo period and the accessories worn with it. At the bottom is a cloth bag that could have been used to carry coins. Above it is a bead ("ojime") that may be mother of pearl. The "inro," or medicine case, is in the middle. It is decorated with chrysanthemums. The bead accompanying the inro is coral. At the top is a malachite netsuke in the shape of a gourd. The cord that connects all of these pieces would have been used to secure them to the belt of a traditional kimono.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d. (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
36549
med
shakudo, gold, copper, coral, mother-of pearl (?)
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
435caa555055c490
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
1757d1797662c681
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no