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Source Description
This tsuba shows the moon with seasonal flowers. Beneath a full moon on the front are golden lace (ominaeshi) and bush clover (hagi). On the back, pampas grass (susuki) and dianthus (nadeshiko) are depicted beneath a crescent moon. Golden lace and bush clover are both indicative of autumn. Pampas grass is also a sign of autumn, while dianthus is a summer flower. With this combination of flowers and a crescent rather than full moon, the back of the tsuba seems to be invoking the seasonal change from summer to autumn.
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Document identity
localId
39526
label
Tsuba with Autumn Flowers
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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39526
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Autumn Flowers
description
This tsuba shows the moon with seasonal flowers. Beneath a full moon on the front are golden lace (ominaeshi) and bush clover (hagi). On the back, pampas grass (susuki) and dianthus (nadeshiko) are depicted beneath a crescent moon. Golden lace and bush clover are both indicative of autumn. Pampas grass is also a sign of autumn, while dianthus is a summer flower. With this combination of flowers and a crescent rather than full moon, the back of the tsuba seems to be invoking the seasonal change from summer to autumn.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1850 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 浜野春利; [Translation] Hamano Harutoshi (kao)
med
silver alloy with silver, gold-copper, gold, and silver-gold
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2142
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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f50d69ce6960f634
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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f88d3b4d6963c577
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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eb5a314e4ae43e5e
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no
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no