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Source Description
Tsuba, fuchi, kashira: Moon behind clouds, waves; lobster. (silver, gold, copper alloy, shakudo). Saya: Crashing waves, orange blossoms. (lacquer, silver, gold).
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Document identity
localId
26196
label
Dagger (tanto) with waves, lobster, and swallows (includes 51.1185.1-51.1185.4)
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2
Source metadata
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26196
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object
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normalized
title
Dagger (tanto) with waves, lobster, and swallows (includes 51.1185.1-51.1185.4)
description
Tsuba, fuchi, kashira: Moon behind clouds, waves; lobster. (silver, gold, copper alloy, shakudo). Saya: Crashing waves, orange blossoms. (lacquer, silver, gold).
date
1300-1500 (Muromachi; late Edo; Meiji)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
daggers
tanto
Tanto blade
tsuba
fuchi
kashira
kozuka
kogai
saya
tsuka
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
18 5/16 in. (46.5 cm) (l.) mounted tanto
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Ittosai Manju; [Signature] Ittosai; [Transcription] [ ][ ] [ ].../Rai Minamoto Kunitoshi; [Translation] Dste unreadable/Rai Minamoto Kunitoshi
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med
Red-gold and gold lacquer, steel, silver, gold, shakudo
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6773
3821
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none
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none
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1
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photo
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39e00d8a01449bb0
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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fa7762100f1186df
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