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Source Description
A heron is depicted on the right side of the tsuba standing in water. It is looking at a fish shown along the bottom edge. The branch of a tree arches over the top of the tsuba. On the reverse is a tree by a body of water. The edges of the tsuba are decorated with scattered gold flakes.
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Document identity
localId
16702
label
Tsuba with a Heron under a Winter Willow
core
obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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16702
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with a Heron under a Winter Willow
description
A heron is depicted on the right side of the tsuba standing in water. It is looking at a fish shown along the bottom edge. The branch of a tree arches over the top of the tsuba. On the reverse is a tree by a body of water. The edges of the tsuba are decorated with scattered gold flakes.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1850 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 青龍斎 秀寿; [Translation] Seiryûsai/Hidetoshi (kao)
med
iron, gold, silver
creator_ids
5558
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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6f2a760677feef00
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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002f2a4ac4d27ae6
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no
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3
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photo
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cbc2bd5c49e49c7b
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no