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Source Description
Grape vines filled with fruit surround the openings on this tsuba. Five squirrels are shown amongst the vine. On the front, two are on the left side, and one is in the middle next to the artist's signature. On the reverse, the squirrels are at the upper right and lower left.
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Document identity
localId
15374
label
Tsuba with Squirrels in a Grape Vine
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
15374
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Squirrels in a Grape Vine
description
Grape vines filled with fruit surround the openings on this tsuba. Five squirrels are shown amongst the vine. On the front, two are on the left side, and one is in the middle next to the artist's signature. On the reverse, the squirrels are at the upper right and lower left.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.4
height
7
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in. (7.35 x 6.95 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 守邨厚隆; [Translation] Morimura Atsutaka (kao)
med
silver, copper, gold, shakudo
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2454
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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a421b2dc25cdb3e1
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3
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photo
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no