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Source Description
Two ants are depicted on top of the kashira. One has an egg sack between them. The background is designed to look like tree bark. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1050.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
5108
label
Kashira with Ants
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
5108
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira with Ants
description
Two ants are depicted on top of the kashira. One has an egg sack between them. The background is designed to look like tree bark. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1050.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
d159493072102dd6