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Source Description
A magnolia, associated with spring, blooms on the right hand side of this tsuba. Two sparrows appear. One is in flight at the lower left and one is perched in the magnolia tree. On the reverse, another magnolia tree is shown at the left with a sparrow flying above it. A stream is shown on the right. The hole for the utility knife have been plugged.
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Document identity
localId
24173
label
Tsuba with Blossoming Magnolia with Sparrows
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
24173
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Blossoming Magnolia with Sparrows
description
A magnolia, associated with spring, blooms on the right hand side of this tsuba. Two sparrows appear. One is in flight at the lower left and one is perched in the magnolia tree. On the reverse, another magnolia tree is shown at the left with a sparrow flying above it. A stream is shown on the right. The hole for the utility knife have been plugged.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1855 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.1
height
7.7
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
3 3/16 x 3 x 3/16 in. (8.14 x 7.68 x 0.49 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Date] 安政乙卯仲冬; [Transliteration] Ansei ki-no-to u chûtô; [Translation] Ansei [era]
year of the rabbit (1855)
mid winter; [Signature] 篠山大隅篤興造; [Transliteration] Sasayama Ôsumi Tokuoki zô; [Translation] made by Sasayama Ôsumi Tokuoki
med
iron, gold, silver, shibuichi
creator_ids
6330
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
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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