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Source Description
This small tsuba is decorated with clams, mussels and conchs. On both sides, a conch in its shell is depicted at the lower right of the tsuba. On the front, a clam and mussel are to the left of the conch. Another clam and mussel are at the upper left. A scallop and two razor clams appear on the right edge above the conch. On the reverse, two clams are the top. A clam and a scallop are at the bottom, near the small conch. Water is indicated on both sides with hairline engravings. This small tsuba would have been used with a short sword or dagger.
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Document identity
localId
12730
label
Tsuba with Clams and Conch
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
12730
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Clams and Conch
description
This small tsuba is decorated with clams, mussels and conchs. On both sides, a conch in its shell is depicted at the lower right of the tsuba. On the front, a clam and mussel are to the left of the conch. Another clam and mussel are at the upper left. A scallop and two razor clams appear on the right edge above the conch. On the reverse, two clams are the top. A clam and a scallop are at the bottom, near the small conch. Water is indicated on both sides with hairline engravings. This small tsuba would have been used with a short sword or dagger.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1836-1904 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.5
height
4.1
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/16 in. (5.5 x 4.05 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 後藤光正; [Translation] Goto Mitsumasa (kao)
med
silver, copper, gold, gilt, shakudo, shibuichi
creator_ids
6629
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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116186b420a38b61
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2
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photo
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6ff11aa38a675aa3
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3
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photo
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no