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Source Description
The body of this tsuba is made with two different metals affixed together and carved to resemble wood grain. The left half is iron and the right half is brass. A long stalk of pampas grass is along the right side, with two crabs along the bottom. The reverse is a copper and tin alloy decorated along the bottom with a crab and lotus plants.
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Document identity
localId
32350
label
Tsuba with Crabs and Lotus Plants
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
32350
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Crabs and Lotus Plants
description
The body of this tsuba is made with two different metals affixed together and carved to resemble wood grain. The left half is iron and the right half is brass. A long stalk of pampas grass is along the right side, with two crabs along the bottom. The reverse is a copper and tin alloy decorated along the bottom with a crab and lotus plants.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 19th century (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.6
height
7.5
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
3 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in. (8.63 x 7.54 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 三東子; [Translation] Santôshi
med
iron, sentoku, gold, copper, shibuichi, shakudo
creator_ids
6761
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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4f0d33515c8f06d6
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no
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no
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photo
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1e1fc7fdb9476f42
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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aad2527512f88c13
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no
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no