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Source Description
Bound seaweed is used as a decoration and an offering during New Year's. These strips of seaweed are formally tied with paper at the bottom. A red sake cup with the character for "long life" is placed near the seaweed.
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Document identity
localId
40281
label
Kozuka with Seaweed and Sake Cup
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
40281
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Seaweed and Sake Cup
description
Bound seaweed is used as a decoration and an offering during New Year's. These strips of seaweed are formally tied with paper at the bottom. A red sake cup with the character for "long life" is placed near the seaweed.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold, silver, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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aaea7b38bd058933
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
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2
type
photo
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7247e6c7fa087234
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no
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no