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Source Description
This tsuka is constructed as a single piece and does not have individual separate fuchi, kashira, and menuki. The main cartouche is decorated with a vine pattern and two gentian flower crests. This crest was widely used by families related to court nobles. It was most famously used by the Minamoto clan. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
1666
label
Tsuka with Gentian Crests
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
1666
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Gentian Crests
description
This tsuka is constructed as a single piece and does not have individual separate fuchi, kashira, and menuki. The main cartouche is decorated with a vine pattern and two gentian flower crests. This crest was widely used by families related to court nobles. It was most famously used by the Minamoto clan. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
gold lacquer, shibuichi
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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f8eed7ac47fd4829
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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e927dcbf92bd9cd3
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no
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no