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Source Description
The raised rim of this tsuba is in the form of bamboo stalks. On the front, two fireflies are depicted nestled in bamboo. On the reverse is a stalk of bamboo and water. Fireflies are associated with summer and appear in many legends. The one that might be most appealing to warriors says that two species of fireflies in Uji, near Kyoto, re-fight the battles of the 12th-century Genpei wars. Catching fireflies on summer evening was an elegant past time.
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Document identity
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8492
label
Tsuba with Fireflies in Bamboo
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object
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4
Source metadata
id
8492
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Fireflies in Bamboo
description
The raised rim of this tsuba is in the form of bamboo stalks. On the front, two fireflies are depicted nestled in bamboo. On the reverse is a stalk of bamboo and water. Fireflies are associated with summer and appear in many legends. The one that might be most appealing to warriors says that two species of fireflies in Uji, near Kyoto, re-fight the battles of the 12th-century Genpei wars. Catching fireflies on summer evening was an elegant past time.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1866 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.5
height
5.9
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 9/16 x 2 5/16 x 1/8 in. (6.5 x 5.9 x 0.39 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Iwamoto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 岩本寛斎; [Translation] Iwamoto Kansai (kao); [Date] 慶應丙寅竹春; [Transliteration] Keio ni hinoe-tora chikushun; [Translation] 2nd year of Keio (1866)
year of the fiery tiger
August
med
shibuichi, gold, copper, shakudo
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6297
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JMA
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none
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photo
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