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Source Description
The open work design on this tsuba is of pampas grass. At the bottom, beneath the central opening, is a cricket. At the upper right is a moth.
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Document identity
localId
33043
label
Tsuba with Insects in Autumn Grass
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
33043
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Insects in Autumn Grass
description
The open work design on this tsuba is of pampas grass. At the bottom, beneath the central opening, is a cricket. At the upper right is a moth.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Choshu School
inscriptions
none
med
iron
creator_ids
15234
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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e2d5c42522f4c5d2
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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59931aaaf7fa2813
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no
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no