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Source Description
This tsuba is decorated with roundels depicting dragons. The front contains two partial roundels, while the back has one full and two partial roundels. The roundels are Chinese in styling and reminiscent of Chinese bureaucratic rank badges. The artist seal is prominent on the front. The metal of the tsuba has an unusual surface with an appearance similar to wood grain. One of the secondary holes has been plugged.
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Document identity
localId
10429
label
Tsuba with Roundels Depicting Dragons
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
id
10429
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Roundels Depicting Dragons
description
This tsuba is decorated with roundels depicting dragons. The front contains two partial roundels, while the back has one full and two partial roundels. The roundels are Chinese in styling and reminiscent of Chinese bureaucratic rank badges. The artist seal is prominent on the front. The metal of the tsuba has an unusual surface with an appearance similar to wood grain. One of the secondary holes has been plugged.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1795-1841 (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.7
height
7.2
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
3 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in. (7.7 x 7.18 x 0.42 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Seal] On censor: 大月; [Translation] Ôtsuki; [Seal] On round: 光弘; [Translation] Mitsuhiro[Inscription] 應需安親圖 彫鐫; [Transliteration] Ôju Yasuchika no zu/chosen; [Translation] Engraved by special request after a design by Yasuchika
med
sentoku, gold, copper
creator_ids
5025
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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