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Source Description
The kashira is decorated with a butterfly hovering over an arrowroot flower. The tsuka is otherwise undecorated. Originally, additional decoration was probably provided by embellished mekuki pins holding the blade to the tsuka. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
34273
label
Tsuka with Arrowroot and Butterfly
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
34273
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Arrowroot and Butterfly
description
The kashira is decorated with a butterfly hovering over an arrowroot flower. The tsuka is otherwise undecorated. Originally, additional decoration was probably provided by embellished mekuki pins holding the blade to the tsuka. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1848-1918 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold, wood
creator_ids
6098
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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afba6ca7d8edae30
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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d15b4c75e90fa521
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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fc4c3e90f4c3ce04
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no
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no