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Source Description
This tsuka is made entirely of metal, with the menuki attached directly to hilt rather than held in place with wrapped cord. One menuki is in the shape of two sumo wrestlers. One wrestler has lifted the other off his feet. On the reverse is the referee. The kashira is shaped like a warrior's helmet. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79586
label
Tsuka with Sumo Wrestlers and Helmet
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79586
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Sumo Wrestlers and Helmet
description
This tsuka is made entirely of metal, with the menuki attached directly to hilt rather than held in place with wrapped cord. One menuki is in the shape of two sumo wrestlers. One wrestler has lifted the other off his feet. On the reverse is the referee. The kashira is shaped like a warrior's helmet. 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
2nd half 19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold, shakudo, copper, wood
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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d474d69f9bcbe5aa
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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5e56ae771fe86c89
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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fbd006f8bcab24cd
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no
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no