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Source Description
An unusually designed full moon with gold gilding is depicted at the upper left of this tsuba. At the lower right, a heron stands on the prow of a boat among reeds. This boat is probably moored. On the reverse of the tsuba the moon appears without gilding at the upper right. Below it are more reeds and a pier. Reeds and the full moon are associated with autumn.
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Document identity
localId
8752
label
Tsuba with a Heron Perched on a Boat under a Full Moon
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
8752
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Heron Perched on a Boat under a Full Moon
description
An unusually designed full moon with gold gilding is depicted at the upper left of this tsuba. At the lower right, a heron stands on the prow of a boat among reeds. This boat is probably moored. On the reverse of the tsuba the moon appears without gilding at the upper right. Below it are more reeds and a pier. Reeds and the full moon are associated with autumn.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1696-1769 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.7
height
6
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/8 in. (6.65 x 6 x 0.38 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 穐蜂斎 政隨; [Translation] Shuhosai/Shôzui
med
iron, gold, silver, copper
creator_ids
6114
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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14c604e48e01b6b4
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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559b78e15dc2a335
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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26a1f68509055328
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no
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no