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Source Description
The body of this tsuba is worked in a fish egg pattern background ("nanako-ji"). The edge is decorated with gold clouds. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
34079
label
Tsuba with Clouds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
34079
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Clouds
description
The body of this tsuba is worked in a fish egg pattern background ("nanako-ji"). The edge is decorated with gold clouds. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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3e0c40ee81c881a8
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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1fb11eddb695de1b
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no
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no