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Source Description
This small tsuba is designed for use with a dagger. At the lower right are two doves. A full moon partially disguised by clouds is at the upper left. On the reverse are a pine tree and a stream running along the bottom.
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Document identity
localId
17164
label
Tsuba with Doves
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
17164
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Doves
description
This small tsuba is designed for use with a dagger. At the lower right are two doves. A full moon partially disguised by clouds is at the upper left. On the reverse are a pine tree and a stream running along the bottom.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1829-1890 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.4
height
4.7
dimensionsRaw
2 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. (5.4 x 4.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 壽良; [Translation] Toshiyoshi
med
shibuichi, silver, gold
creator_ids
6119
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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71f0be3523801d0b
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ef4bc97c9c501135
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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40999beb8c0dbcc9
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no
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no