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Source Description
This tsuba is a depiction of the sky filled with clouds. At the upper left, the moon appears with the depiction of a rabbit pounding rice for sweet rice cakes. This is the figure that the Japanese see in the moon. This tradition may have developed in part because the word for rice cake ("mochi") can also mean "full moon."
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Document identity
localId
11621
label
Sword Guard (Tsuba) with the Rabbit in the Moon
core
obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
11621
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Sword Guard (Tsuba) with the Rabbit in the Moon
description
This tsuba is a depiction of the sky filled with clouds. At the upper left, the moon appears with the depiction of a rabbit pounding rice for sweet rice cakes. This is the figure that the Japanese see in the moon. This tradition may have developed in part because the word for rice cake ("mochi") can also mean "full moon."
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.2
height
6.9
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 × W: 2 11/16 × D: 3/16 in. (7.2 × 6.9 × 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Kii School
inscriptions
[Transcription] 紀国 中村親祐; [Transliteration] Kii no kuni/Nakamura Chikayori (kao); [Translation] Kii province/Nakamura Chikayori.
med
shibuichi (silver-copper alloy), silver, and gold
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6411
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JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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