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Source Description
This tsuba depicts a lotus pond with lotus flowers blossoming. The plants are depicted in gold and silver relief. On the back of the tsuba, a water bug skims the water between the lotus. The lotus is associated with Buddha and a state of purity. The construction of this tsuba is unusual. The front is made of a copper and gold alloy called shakudo, while the back is silver. They have been fused together, creating a wavy pattern along the tsuba's edge.
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Document identity
localId
4515
label
Tsuba with a Lotus Pond
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
4515
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Lotus Pond
description
This tsuba depicts a lotus pond with lotus flowers blossoming. The plants are depicted in gold and silver relief. On the back of the tsuba, a water bug skims the water between the lotus. The lotus is associated with Buddha and a state of purity. The construction of this tsuba is unusual. The front is made of a copper and gold alloy called shakudo, while the back is silver. They have been fused together, creating a wavy pattern along the tsuba's edge.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1824-1862 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.9
height
6.1
depth
0.3
dimensionsRaw
at center: 2 11/16 x 2 7/16 x 1/8 in. (6.9 x 6.13 x 0.34 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 後藤法橋 一乗; [Translation] Goto Hokkyo/Ichijo (kao)
med
silver, shakudo, gold, copper
creator_ids
4468
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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25880bf7ce1a2086
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2c76078badb83810
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
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3
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photo
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e8e3526273384ef6
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no
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no