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Source Description
Two spiny lobsters are positioned on this tsuka in the usual place for menuki. The rest of the tsuka is decorated with waves so that the spiny lobsters appear to be in the sea. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79351
label
Tsuka with Spiny Lobsters in Waves
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
79351
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Tsuka with Spiny Lobsters in Waves
description
Two spiny lobsters are positioned on this tsuka in the usual place for menuki. The rest of the tsuka is decorated with waves so that the spiny lobsters appear to be in the sea. 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
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
red-gold and gold lacquer, silver, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ac7442a1e83f5a4f
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c5f5ab2569b920ab
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