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Source Description
Along the upper portion of the tsuba is a gold branch with cherry blossoms and two buds. Two swallows in flight are shown at the right and lower edge. The entire tsuba is surrounded by a raised rim. On the reverse, cherry blossoms are shown floating in a stream. Cherry blossoms bloom in early spring and are a common seasonal motif.
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Document identity
localId
15417
label
Tsuba with Swallows and Cherry Blossoms
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
15417
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Swallows and Cherry Blossoms
description
Along the upper portion of the tsuba is a gold branch with cherry blossoms and two buds. Two swallows in flight are shown at the right and lower edge. The entire tsuba is surrounded by a raised rim. On the reverse, cherry blossoms are shown floating in a stream. Cherry blossoms bloom in early spring and are a common seasonal motif.
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
dimensionsRaw
2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, gold, silver, shibuichi
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
17ffeb696a40d35d
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
261d6a12c6b39fd7
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no
hasDescription
no