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Source Description
Waves fill the background of the tsuba in an allover pattern. The rim is executed in the shape of bamboo. This is part of a mounted set.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
14732
label
Tsuba with Waves
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
14732
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Waves
description
Waves fill the background of the tsuba in an allover pattern. The rim is executed in the shape of bamboo. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
mediaId
16ee7e8da3fcf569
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
0289335ab6ace945
hasOcr
no
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no