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Source Description
At the center of the composition are bolster pillow and a fan. Behind them is a silk cord with tassels. The kozuka has gold rim and reverse side. The reverse is decorated with cat-scratch incisions ("nako-gaki").
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Document identity
localId
2725
label
Kozuka with Cushion, Fan and Tasseled Cord
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
2725
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Cushion, Fan and Tasseled Cord
description
At the center of the composition are bolster pillow and a fan. Behind them is a silk cord with tassels. The kozuka has gold rim and reverse side. The reverse is decorated with cat-scratch incisions ("nako-gaki").
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th-19th centuries (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
nigurome (?, shakudo (?), gold and copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
f9d466d6a2e51103
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ee30e1f2f10e7d02
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no
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no