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Source Description
The 12th-century Chinese sage Taikôbô (Ch. Kiang Tsze Ya) is shown sitting on a rock, fishing. Taikôbô fished without bait because he went fishing in order to have time alone with his thoughts, not to catch fish. He became a counselor to Emperor Si Peh. The background is a fish egg pattern ("nanakoji"), and the kozuka has a raised rim.
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Document identity
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30974
label
Kozuka with Taikôbô Fishing
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object
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2
Source metadata
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30974
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Taikôbô Fishing
description
The 12th-century Chinese sage Taikôbô (Ch. Kiang Tsze Ya) is shown sitting on a rock, fishing. Taikôbô fished without bait because he went fishing in order to have time alone with his thoughts, not to catch fish. He became a counselor to Emperor Si Peh. The background is a fish egg pattern ("nanakoji"), and the kozuka has a raised rim.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1828-1904
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 後藤顯乘; [Translation] Gotô Kenjô
med
shakudo, gold, silver
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16328
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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bbb5e16d3f65cc9c
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no
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no