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Source Description
An open fan is in the middle of the kozuka surrounded by flowers and vines. The background is in an extremely fine fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji").
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Document identity
localId
2916
label
Kozuka with Fan and Vine
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
2916
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Fan and Vine
description
An open fan is in the middle of the kozuka surrounded by flowers and vines. The background is in an extremely fine fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji").
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (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[sticker - red trellis border
Japanese numbers] 2 [ ] 9
med
shakudo, gold, silver, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
4037599664ee1714
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
5da8e564eeced254
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no
hasDescription
no