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Source Description
The monk Mongaku (1139-1203; also known as Endô Moritô) is frequently depicted doing penance sitting under the Nachi waterfall. He became a monk after inadvertently killing his cousin rather than her husband. He was twice exiled from Kyoto because of his opposition to the emperor. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.
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Document identity
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29753
label
Kozuka with the Monk Mongaku
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object
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Source metadata
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29753
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with the Monk Mongaku
description
The monk Mongaku (1139-1203; also known as Endô Moritô) is frequently depicted doing penance sitting under the Nachi waterfall. He became a monk after inadvertently killing his cousin rather than her husband. He was twice exiled from Kyoto because of his opposition to the emperor. 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
19th century (Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: [ ] 元重; [Translation] [ ] Motoshige
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shibuichi, gold
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3451
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JMA
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none
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photo
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