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Source Description
Cut into the body of this tsuba in an openwork design are five hollyhock crests. The hollyhock crest was used by the Tokugawa family, who ruled Japan and three of its provinces from 1615 to 1867. Interspersed among the crests are five moths.
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Document identity
localId
34798
label
Tsuba with Hollyhock Crests (""Aoi mon"")
core
obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
34798
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Hollyhock Crests (""Aoi mon"")
description
Cut into the body of this tsuba in an openwork design are five hollyhock crests. The hollyhock crest was used by the Tokugawa family, who ruled Japan and three of its provinces from 1615 to 1867. Interspersed among the crests are five moths.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 19th century (Edo period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Transcription] 紀州住 坦然堂銕斎製; [Transliteration] kii shu ju/tanzendo tessai sei; [Translation] Residing in Kii province/work of Tanzendo Tessai.
dynasty
Edo period
med
iron
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4529
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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