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Source Description
The kashira shows a dramatic hawk in flight over pine trees. The menuki are in the shape of Chinese style lions ("shishi"). This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79524
label
Tsuka with Hawk and Chinese Lions
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
79524
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Hawk and Chinese Lions
description
The kashira shows a dramatic hawk in flight over pine trees. The menuki are in the shape of Chinese style lions ("shishi"). 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
1854-1925 (Meiji-Taisho)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
steel, gold, shakudo, silver, copper alloy, wood
creator_ids
5051
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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cf07fef3c7a66656
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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8f49d52b69ffb7c8
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no
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no