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A censer and Buddhist prayer beads are carved into this ivory kozuka. This is part of a mounted set made completely of ivory.

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Document identity
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38951
label
Kozuka with Buddhist Implements
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Source metadata
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38951
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Buddhist Implements
description
A censer and Buddhist prayer beads are carved into this ivory kozuka. This is part of a mounted set made completely of ivory.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1809-1889 (late Edo-Meiji)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
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3
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L: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Transcription] On blade: 法弌
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ivory
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none
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