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Source Description
Five flying cranes are depicted amongst clouds on the tsuka. On the kashira is a rooster sitting on a drum. This is a symbol of peaceful times. The drum is a type carried into battle. The rooster sitting on the drum implies that the drum has not been taken into battle in a long time and thus it is a period of peace. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79640
label
Tsuka with Cranes and Rooster
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79640
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Cranes and Rooster
description
Five flying cranes are depicted amongst clouds on the tsuka. On the kashira is a rooster sitting on a drum. This is a symbol of peaceful times. The drum is a type carried into battle. The rooster sitting on the drum implies that the drum has not been taken into battle in a long time and thus it is a period of peace. 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
1st half 19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
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
wood, silver, copper, 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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0c14d76af69fb3c5
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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3b4c67b3f0389b23
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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1dbf88756356e81d
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no
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no