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Source Description
Each menuki is in the shape of a gold "hô-ô," which is a mythical bird similar to the phoenix. On the kashira, a "hô-ô" is shown in flight over a blossoming cherry tree. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79450
label
Tsuka with Phoenixes
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79450
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Phoenixes
description
Each menuki is in the shape of a gold "hô-ô," which is a mythical bird similar to the phoenix. On the kashira, a "hô-ô" is shown in flight over a blossoming cherry tree. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
menuki
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
black lacquer, silver, shakudo, gold, ray skin
creator_ids
3662
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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988aaff3638aaf76
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
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photo
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5c3328e107072efe
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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8f7b35412c0959a3
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no
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no