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Source Description
Several auspicious signs appear on this tsuba. On the front, a crane in flight is shown at the upper right. A stag is at the lower left. Clouds and rocks also appear on the front. On the reverse, a perforated rock is at the right with a fungus at the left.
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Document identity
localId
3319
label
Tsuba with Stag, Crane, Rock, and Fungus
core
obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
3319
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Stag, Crane, Rock, and Fungus
description
Several auspicious signs appear on this tsuba. On the front, a crane in flight is shown at the upper right. A stag is at the lower left. Clouds and rocks also appear on the front. On the reverse, a perforated rock is at the right with a fungus at the left.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1824-1859 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.4
height
6.9
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7.4 x 6.94 x 0.41 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 青雲舎東峰; [Translation] Seiunsha Tôhô (kao)
med
iron, gold, silver
creator_ids
4065
collection_ids
JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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a6888f8303e6b263
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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1a997450be4e069b
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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698c8fcde2b9ad1f
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no
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no