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Source Description
A crow and heron are perched on the branch of a willow tree. These two birds are a metaphor for the pairing of opposites or ying and yang. Behind the tree on the right is the bow of a boat.
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Document identity
localId
29007
label
Kozuka with a Crow and Heron in a Willow Tree
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
29007
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with a Crow and Heron in a Willow Tree
description
A crow and heron are perched on the branch of a willow tree. These two birds are a metaphor for the pairing of opposites or ying and yang. Behind the tree on the right is the bow of a boat.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
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
med
shibuichi, gold, copper, silver, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
170
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
a0b1eb45b568efc2
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
b4673dec9bb0f847
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no