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Source Description
This kozuka was made in Nagasaki, the main port during Japan's period of restricted foreign interchange between the 1630s and the 1850s. Most of Japan's foreign trade during that time occurred through Nagasaki. The large boat in the center is a Dutch ship. The flag at its left is either the Dutch tricolor or the flag of the Dutch East Indies Company, which used the tricolor as a background. The two boats on the right are Chinese junks. Five other small boats are in the water between the large ships. These boats are tied to together and are pulling the large boat into port. Part of the port can be seen behind the small boats.
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Document identity
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3208
label
Kozuka with Foreign Ships
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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3208
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Foreign Ships
description
This kozuka was made in Nagasaki, the main port during Japan's period of restricted foreign interchange between the 1630s and the 1850s. Most of Japan's foreign trade during that time occurred through Nagasaki. The large boat in the center is a Dutch ship. The flag at its left is either the Dutch tricolor or the flag of the Dutch East Indies Company, which used the tricolor as a background. The two boats on the right are Chinese junks. Five other small boats are in the water between the large ships. These boats are tied to together and are pulling the large boat into port. Part of the port can be seen behind the small boats.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1825 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
[Signature] 澤 壽苞斎 美郷; [Translation] Sawa Juhôsai Yoshisato
med
shibuichi, gold, silver, copper
creator_ids
3559
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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f7f2acdef01d30b1
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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6163893f82498c7a
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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ce7f5ba3dd4850ed
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no