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Source Description
This tsuba shows two herons near a stream and reeds. On the front, a heron is airborne at the upper left, above the secondary hole. The second heron is at the lower right, below the other secondary hole. A stream winds along the bottom and reeds grow near the stream. The reeds make this an autumn scene. On the reverse, a stream and reeds are shown at the lower right.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
38659
label
Tsuba with Herons
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
38659
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Herons
description
This tsuba shows two herons near a stream and reeds. On the front, a heron is airborne at the upper left, above the secondary hole. The second heron is at the lower right, below the other secondary hole. A stream winds along the bottom and reeds grow near the stream. The reeds make this an autumn scene. On the reverse, a stream and reeds are shown at the lower right.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1817-1870 (Edo period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
6.4
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
L: 2 3/4 × W: 2 1/2 × D: 3/16 in. (7 × 6.4 × 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 松吟亭 東明; [Translation] Shôgintei Tômei (kao)
dynasty
Edo period
med
copper alloy, gold, silver
creator_ids
4359
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
89dcd16bc62aa8d3
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
381b556265eab32d
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
mediaId
21d78cb28ef418cb
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no