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The kozuka is decorated with a profusion of overlapping cherry blossoms. This is part of a mounted set in which most pieces are signed by Okamoto Tomokata.

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Document identity
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79259
label
Kozuka with Cherry Blossoms
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Source metadata
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79259
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object
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title
Kozuka with Cherry Blossoms
description
The kozuka is decorated with a profusion of overlapping cherry blossoms. This is part of a mounted set in which most pieces are signed by Okamoto Tomokata.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th-early 19th century (late Edo)
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
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4
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4
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Okamoto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 友賢作; [Transliteration] Tomokata saku; [Translation] Made by Tomokata
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iron, silver
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5415
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JMA
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none
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