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Source Description
This kozuka is decorated with symbols of New Year's, including pine boughs. Spiny lobsters are commonly eaten at New Year's as a sign of longevity. They are associated with a long life because their tails are curved like the back of an elderly person's. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
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30069
label
Kozuka with New Year's Decorations
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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30069
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with New Year's Decorations
description
This kozuka is decorated with symbols of New Year's, including pine boughs. Spiny lobsters are commonly eaten at New Year's as a sign of longevity. They are associated with a long life because their tails are curved like the back of an elderly person's. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (?)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, shakudo, gold
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6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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8a1f0f675a3a6489
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3
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photo
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no