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Source Description
The body of this tsuba is designed with a wood grain texutre made of multiple metals. At the upper right, a hawk is perched on a branch looking down. Below the hawk at the lower left is a sparrow. On the reverse, there is a branch at the upper left and a sparrow in flight at the bottom.
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Document identity
localId
797
label
Tsuba with a Hawk and a Sparrow
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
id
797
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Hawk and a Sparrow
description
The body of this tsuba is designed with a wood grain texutre made of multiple metals. At the upper right, a hawk is perched on a branch looking down. Below the hawk at the lower left is a sparrow. On the reverse, there is a branch at the upper left and a sparrow in flight at the bottom.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1836 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.5
height
8.6
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 3/8 × W: 3 3/8 × D: 3/8 in. (8.5 × 8.6 × 0.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 行年六十三 乙柳軒; [Translation] Kônen rokujû san/Otsuryûken Miboku; [Translation] Age 63/Otsuryûken Mibuku
med
sentoku (copper-tin alloy), copper, silver
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5131
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JMA
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none
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photo
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