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Source Description
The front of the tsuba is decorated with chrysanthemums, Chinese bell flowers and a butterfly. On the reverse are mist flowers. These three flowers are among the seven celebrated flowers of autumn that often appear in poetry. This is part of a mounted set in which all pieces are decorated with autumn flowers and signed by Ishiguro Masatsune.
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Document identity
localId
7053
label
Tsuba with Autumn Flowers
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
7053
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Autumn Flowers
description
The front of the tsuba is decorated with chrysanthemums, Chinese bell flowers and a butterfly. On the reverse are mist flowers. These three flowers are among the seven celebrated flowers of autumn that often appear in poetry. This is part of a mounted set in which all pieces are decorated with autumn flowers and signed by Ishiguro Masatsune.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1866 (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.2
height
5.5
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 7/16 x W: 2 3/16 x D: 3/16 in. (6.2 x 5.5 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 石黒政常; [Translation] Ishiguro Masatsune (kao)
med
silver, gold, sentoku
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2385
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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