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Source Description
The front of this tsuba shows two geese in water among reeds. One goose is at the right, while is second is hidden among reeds on the lower left. On the back, a full moon can be seen through the clouds. These are popular motifs of autumn.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
13285
label
Tsuba with Geese and Reeds
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
13285
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Geese and Reeds
description
The front of this tsuba shows two geese in water among reeds. One goose is at the right, while is second is hidden among reeds on the lower left. On the back, a full moon can be seen through the clouds. These are popular motifs of autumn.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1715-1769 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.5
height
7
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7.5 x 7.01 x 0.45 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 政隨; [Translation] Shôzui
med
sentoku, shibuichi and gold
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6114
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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2d47ed4016ae686e
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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318342ec0e512bbe
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no
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no
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photo
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d540f6b9aa77ceb4
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no
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no