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Source Description
This silver tsuba is shaped in the form of a gourd. One large gourd fills the right side and lower section. Leaves and a smaller gourd are on the top. The hole for the utility knife, on the left is in the space between the main gourd and the leaves. A cricket perches below the central opening. Gourds are a symbol of longevity.
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Document identity
localId
6124
label
Tsuba with Gourd with Grasshopper
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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6124
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Gourd with Grasshopper
description
This silver tsuba is shaped in the form of a gourd. One large gourd fills the right side and lower section. Leaves and a smaller gourd are on the top. The hole for the utility knife, on the left is in the space between the main gourd and the leaves. A cricket perches below the central opening. Gourds are a symbol of longevity.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1696-1769 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.7
height
5.2
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 3/16 in. (6.74 x 5.19 x 0.44 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 乙柳軒 政隨; [Translation] Otsuryuken/Masayuki
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silver
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6114
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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photo
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