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Source Description
This tsuba shows two deer, a stag and a doe, caught in a river during a rain storm. The deer appear at the lower right of the tsuba. Behind them is a maple tree. The river runs along the bottom of the tsuba and up the left side. Rain is indicated by incised lines from the upper left. On the reverse, a deer is on a promontory at the upper left looking down on boats caught in the storm.
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Document identity
localId
20153
label
Tsuba with Deer Caught in a Storm
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obj
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object
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4
Source metadata
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20153
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Deer Caught in a Storm
description
This tsuba shows two deer, a stag and a doe, caught in a river during a rain storm. The deer appear at the lower right of the tsuba. Behind them is a maple tree. The river runs along the bottom of the tsuba and up the left side. Rain is indicated by incised lines from the upper left. On the reverse, a deer is on a promontory at the upper left looking down on boats caught in the storm.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1846-1876 (late Edo-early Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Toryusai School
inscriptions
[Signature] 一家式; [Translation]; Ikkashi; [Signature] 壽叟法眼 ; [Translation] Jusô Hôgen/(kao)
med
iron, gold
creator_ids
6968
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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