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Source Description
The lion dance is usually performed as part of the New Year's celebrations. The dancer in front is dressed as a lion. The man behind him plays music for the dance on a flute. In addition to the man dancing as the lion's head, there are others who form the body. The second dancer in the lion costume is shown on the reverse of the kozuka. The lion dance tradition developed in China from a belief that the dance would protect villages from evil spirits. Stylized lions such as this are known as Chinese lions ("shishi") in Japan.
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Document identity
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3811
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Kozuka with Lion Dancers
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object
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2
Source metadata
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3811
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Lion Dancers
description
The lion dance is usually performed as part of the New Year's celebrations. The dancer in front is dressed as a lion. The man behind him plays music for the dance on a flute. In addition to the man dancing as the lion's head, there are others who form the body. The second dancer in the lion costume is shown on the reverse of the kozuka. The lion dance tradition developed in China from a belief that the dance would protect villages from evil spirits. Stylized lions such as this are known as Chinese lions ("shishi") in Japan.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th centuries (Edo)
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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
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import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
copper, details of gold and shibuichi
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6194
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JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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b4172aa46f650553
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no
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2
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photo
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9eed2e49752d08b8
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no