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Source Description
The banner on this pole has the crest of the Minamoto family of warriors. The most prominent branch of the Minamoto family established the Kamakura shogunate, which had military control of Japan between 1185 and 1333. The crest design depicts three gentian flowers and leaves. On the reverse, two birds are depicted in incised lines at the bottom.
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Document identity
localId
37192
label
Kozuka with Banner
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
37192
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Banner
description
The banner on this pole has the crest of the Minamoto family of warriors. The most prominent branch of the Minamoto family established the Kamakura shogunate, which had military control of Japan between 1185 and 1333. The crest design depicts three gentian flowers and leaves. On the reverse, two birds are depicted in incised lines at the bottom.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1816-1856 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 後藤光晃; [Translation] Got-ô Mitsuaki
med
shakudo, silver, gold, copper
creator_ids
6118
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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71526595a4eb6a51
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
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photo
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c1ebdc400beee237
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no
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no
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3
type
photo
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8e3ed1366c9e2ee4
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no
hasDescription
no