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Source Description
Riding a boar and pulling back her bow to shoot an arrow is the deity Marishiten. She has three heads and is often depicted with multiple arms. She was originally worshiped by warriors, but by the time this kozuka was made she was also worshiped by merchants. The artist's signature is in a gold inset on the reverse.
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Document identity
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37585
label
Kozuka with Marishiten
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object
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Source metadata
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37585
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Marishiten
description
Riding a boar and pulling back her bow to shoot an arrow is the deity Marishiten. She has three heads and is often depicted with multiple arms. She was originally worshiped by warriors, but by the time this kozuka was made she was also worshiped by merchants. The artist's signature is in a gold inset on the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 鉄元堂 尚茂; [Translation] Tetsugendô Naoshige (kao)
med
iron, shibuichi, shakudo
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4695
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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