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Source Description
Surrounding the central opening of this tsuba is an openwork design of autumn leaves. At the upper right is a maple leaf. Two chestnuts leaves fill the lower right and the bottom edge of the tsuba. A pine cone and a gingko leaf complete the motif.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
16289
label
Tsuba with Autumn Leaves
core
obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
16289
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Autumn Leaves
description
Surrounding the central opening of this tsuba is an openwork design of autumn leaves. At the upper right is a maple leaf. Two chestnuts leaves fill the lower right and the bottom edge of the tsuba. A pine cone and a gingko leaf complete the motif.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1780-1800 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7 x 0.5 cm) (diam. x d.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 武州住 正克; [Transliteration] bushû jû/masakatsu saku; [Translation] Made by Maskatsu
residing in Bushû
med
iron, gold
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4286
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2edc1175dfc5bbf3
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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no