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Source Description
Two phoenixes sit on the right side of this tsuba. Branches of the paulownia tree fill the top and bottom of the tsuba. The flowers of the tree are highlighted in gold. On the reverse of the tsuba, paulownia branchs are along the bottom and left sides. Paulownia wood is prized for making household objects such as chests and trays. It is know as the phoenix tree because it can re-grow from a stump.
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Document identity
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14025
label
Tsuba with Phoenixes in a Paulownia Tree
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Source metadata
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14025
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Phoenixes in a Paulownia Tree
description
Two phoenixes sit on the right side of this tsuba. Branches of the paulownia tree fill the top and bottom of the tsuba. The flowers of the tree are highlighted in gold. On the reverse of the tsuba, paulownia branchs are along the bottom and left sides. Paulownia wood is prized for making household objects such as chests and trays. It is know as the phoenix tree because it can re-grow from a stump.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1785-1862 (late Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Place and Signature] Inscribed: 水府住 海野美盛; [Translation] Suifuju/Unno Yoshimori.
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shakudo, gold, and silver alloy
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2540
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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