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Source Description
This simple tsuba, intended for a dagger or other small sword, has a stalk of millet on each side. The seeds are highlighted in gold. Millet is associated with autumn.
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Document identity
localId
15278
label
Tsuba with Stalks of Millet
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
15278
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Stalks of Millet
description
This simple tsuba, intended for a dagger or other small sword, has a stalk of millet on each side. The seeds are highlighted in gold. Millet is associated with autumn.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6
height
4.5
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in. (6 x 4.45 x 0.42 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
copper, sentoku, gold, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
4f0c80975e223340
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
47a0c0d642f3c7d0
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no