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Source Description
A long gourd with vines and leaves is depicted on this kozuka. The background is in the form of a tree trunk. The artist included a long inscription on the reverse.
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Document identity
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8493
label
Kozuka with Gourd and Vine
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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8493
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Gourd and Vine
description
A long gourd with vines and leaves is depicted on this kozuka. The background is in the form of a tree trunk. The artist included a long inscription on the reverse.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 玉成堂 明雄作; [Translation] Gyokuseidô Akio saku
med
shibuichi, gold, copper
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6133
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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7db7b99d4d5cbe52
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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b35af0645341c388
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no