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Source Description
A peasant stands at the right, carrying an ax over his shoulder and a straw basket in his hand. He gazes at the moon in the upper left. The clouds around the moon were created by cutting away the body of the tsuba. A small stream is at the lower left and continues onto the reverse.
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Document identity
localId
12448
label
Tsuba with a Peasant by Looking at the Moon
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
12448
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Peasant by Looking at the Moon
description
A peasant stands at the right, carrying an ax over his shoulder and a straw basket in his hand. He gazes at the moon in the upper left. The clouds around the moon were created by cutting away the body of the tsuba. A small stream is at the lower left and continues onto the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1864 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.4
height
5.5
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/2 x W: 2 3/16 x D: 1/8 in. (6.39 x 5.5 x 0.38 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 利廣; [Translation] Toshihiro (kao)
med
shibuichi, copper, gold, silver
creator_ids
6978
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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47fc9da86517a5c3
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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1299a8634df57191
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no
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no