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Source Description
On the right side of this tsuba, a wild goose is shown plunging towards the ground. A stalk of pampas grass is at the left. Grass at the water's edge is on the back. Both pampas grass and geese are associated with autumn.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
36705
label
Tsuba with Wild Goose
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
36705
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Wild Goose
description
On the right side of this tsuba, a wild goose is shown plunging towards the ground. A stalk of pampas grass is at the left. Grass at the water's edge is on the back. Both pampas grass and geese are associated with autumn.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1879-ca. 1925 (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Natsuo School
inscriptions
[Signature] 雪峨; [Translation] Setsuga
med
iron, silver alloy, gold, and copper alloy
creator_ids
5051
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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5f20b2db8c7c49d8