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Source Description
A crane is depicted looking towards a shallow bowl of water. Cranes are an auspicious motif and a symbol of longevity. This is part of a set with Walters 51.958.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
18245
label
Kashira with Crane
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
18245
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira with Crane
description
A crane is depicted looking towards a shallow bowl of water. Cranes are an auspicious motif and a symbol of longevity. This is part of a set with Walters 51.958.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1696-1769 (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
12314
med
nigurome, gold, copper
creator_ids
6114
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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490c7225a561cb22