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Source Description
A spiny lobster is depicted flanked by fruit and a flower. Spiny lobsters were signs of longevity because their back is bent like that of an old person.
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Document identity
localId
9085
label
Kozuka with Spiny Lobster
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
9085
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Spiny Lobster
description
A spiny lobster is depicted flanked by fruit and a flower. Spiny lobsters were signs of longevity because their back is bent like that of an old person.
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
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, gilt
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
65d5e9d4c329cd82
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
3a85b735d700fbe3
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no