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Source Description
The menuki and kashira of this tsuka have paulownia flowers which match the accompanying fuchi. Paulownia is associated with the imperial house and appears in the crests of some military families. The kashira background is a basketweave pattern. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79190
label
Tsuka with Paulownia Motifs
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79190
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Paulownia Motifs
description
The menuki and kashira of this tsuka have paulownia flowers which match the accompanying fuchi. Paulownia is associated with the imperial house and appears in the crests of some military families. The kashira background is a basketweave pattern. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1800 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
menuki
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, baleen, ray skin
creator_ids
3798
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
e40d138ba57b356a
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
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photo
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150251294629d88e
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no
hasDescription
no
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3
type
photo
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9fec823f4694cad3
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no
hasDescription
no