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Source Description
This tsuba is decorated with autumn flowers in gold enamel. Chrysanthemums fill the right side of the tsuba and bush clover is on the left. The surrounding rim has a crenellated design. The composition on the back of the tsuba is the reverse of the front composition, although it does not have the crenellated rim.
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Document identity
localId
17678
label
Tsuba with Chrysanthemums and Bush Clover
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
17678
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Chrysanthemums and Bush Clover
description
This tsuba is decorated with autumn flowers in gold enamel. Chrysanthemums fill the right side of the tsuba and bush clover is on the left. The surrounding rim has a crenellated design. The composition on the back of the tsuba is the reverse of the front composition, although it does not have the crenellated rim.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.1
height
7.5
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
3 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in. (8.07 x 7.5 x 0.52 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, gold, silver alloy
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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390e7e380e06caa4
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no
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no
seq
2
type
photo
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25709bf9f6b91009
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no
hasDescription
no