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Source Description
The menuki have a design of a wasp framed by chrysanthemum flowers and leaves. The kashira has an abstracted floral motif in gold inlay. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79577
label
Tsuka with Wasps and Chrysanthemums
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79577
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Wasps and Chrysanthemums
description
The menuki have a design of a wasp framed by chrysanthemum flowers and leaves. The kashira has an abstracted floral motif in gold inlay. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (?) (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold, ray skin, baleen
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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7bc4906c5eec24fc
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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84129274e251d369
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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0e6e9cd7cb31c12b
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no
hasDescription
no