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Source Description
A hawk in flight is at the upper right of this tsuba. Gold clouds and openwork surround the central opening. The silver moon is at the lower left, just below the hole for the utility knife. The moon can been seen on the reverse of the tsuba as well.
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Document identity
localId
39927
label
Tsuba with Hawk, Crescent Moon and Clouds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
39927
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Hawk, Crescent Moon and Clouds
description
A hawk in flight is at the upper right of this tsuba. Gold clouds and openwork surround the central opening. The silver moon is at the lower left, just below the hole for the utility knife. The moon can been seen on the reverse of the tsuba as well.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.2
height
7.4
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
3 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 1/4 in. (8.2 x 7.4 x 0.56 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Seal] un-deciphered
med
iron, gold, silver, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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83759cadc48a00ba
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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a5478e8848f2d7ab
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no
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no