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Source Description
A crashing wave is at the left of the composition, with two small clouds on the right. The background is worked in fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). Umabari were carried in place of kogai in Higo province (modern-day Kumamoto). They were used to stimulate horses. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79156
label
Umabari with Waves and Clouds
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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79156
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Umabari with Waves and Clouds
description
A crashing wave is at the left of the composition, with two small clouds on the right. The background is worked in fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). Umabari were carried in place of kogai in Higo province (modern-day Kumamoto). They were used to stimulate horses. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
umabari
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Source extras
med
shibuichi, steel
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6194
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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6343ab40a6a22279
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