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Source Description
This tsuba is dominated by pampas grass, a traditional indication of autumn. At the lower right and the bottom are chrysanthemum flowers. A moth is at the upper right. A similar scene of pampas is depicted on the reverse with chrysanthemums at the bottom.
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Document identity
localId
14249
label
Tsuba with Autumn Grasses and Insects
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
14249
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Autumn Grasses and Insects
description
This tsuba is dominated by pampas grass, a traditional indication of autumn. At the lower right and the bottom are chrysanthemum flowers. A moth is at the upper right. A similar scene of pampas is depicted on the reverse with chrysanthemums at the bottom.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th century (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.8
height
5.8
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 11/16 × W: 2 5/16 × D: 3/8 in. (6.8 × 5.8 × 0.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 岩本昆寛; [Translation] Iwamoto Konkan
med
silver alloy, gold alloy, gilded copper
creator_ids
5392
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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e3865c3203a199c2
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no
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photo
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f9d7011c0845e7e7
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no
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photo
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ec67b0d0f4247491
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no