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Source Description
This tsuba is a collaboration between two artists. The metalwork was done by Masayoshi and the enamel work was executed by a member of the Hirata school of cloisonné artists. Across both sides of the tsuba, various seals and flower crests are interspersed with Taoist symbols. On the front, the flower crests are paulownia.Versions of the paulownia crest were used by the Imperial family and high-ranking warrior families. On the reverse, the crests are cherry blossoms. The edge of the tsuba is gilded in gold.
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Document identity
localId
7074
label
Tsuba with Imperial Paulownia Crests and Seals
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
7074
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object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Imperial Paulownia Crests and Seals
description
This tsuba is a collaboration between two artists. The metalwork was done by Masayoshi and the enamel work was executed by a member of the Hirata school of cloisonné artists. Across both sides of the tsuba, various seals and flower crests are interspersed with Taoist symbols. On the front, the flower crests are paulownia.Versions of the paulownia crest were used by the Imperial family and high-ranking warrior families. On the reverse, the crests are cherry blossoms. The edge of the tsuba is gilded in gold.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 19th century (Edo period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.1
height
7.4
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 3/16 × W: 2 15/16 × D: 3/16 in. (8.1 × 7.4 × 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
[Signature] 七寶 平田作; [Transliteration] Shippo/Hirata saku; [Translation] The seven treasures/made by Hirata; [Signature] 壽翁; [Translation] Juo
dynasty
Edo period
med
gold-copper alloy, gold, enamel
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4026
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JMA
exhibition_ids
324
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