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Source Description
On the right of the tsuba is a peacock sitting in a peony tree. His head is turned towards the left, where there is a peahen and another peony. On the reverse is a peony tree near a brook. Peacocks and peony are frequently depicted together in Japanese painting.
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Document identity
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10180
label
Tsuba with Peacock and Peahen among Peonies
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Source metadata
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10180
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Peacock and Peahen among Peonies
description
On the right of the tsuba is a peacock sitting in a peony tree. His head is turned towards the left, where there is a peahen and another peony. On the reverse is a peony tree near a brook. Peacocks and peony are frequently depicted together in Japanese painting.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1843 (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
[Signature] 石黒政近; [Translation] Ishiguro Masachika; [Date] 天保十四癸卯仲呂; [Transliteration] Tenpô jô yon mizu-no-to u chûryo; [Translation] The fourth month of Tempo 14 (1843)
year of the rabbit
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sentoku, gold, and silver alloy
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7050
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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