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Source Description
On this tsuba, paulownia, chrysanthemums and butterflies in gold relief contrast sharply with the copper and gold base.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
6738
label
Tsuba with Flowers and Butterflies
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object
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2
Source metadata
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6738
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Flowers and Butterflies
description
On this tsuba, paulownia, chrysanthemums and butterflies in gold relief contrast sharply with the copper and gold base.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
16th century (Muromachi)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
shakudo with gold
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6194
collection_ids
JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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0352392949ef8237
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no
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2
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photo
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8c7ebf3faca87802
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no
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no