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Source Description
At the upper right and lower left of the tsuba two folding screens can be seen. On the front of the tsuba, the upper screen depicts hawks and paulownia. The lower screen has a floral bouquet, including peonies. On the back, the screen in the upper right depicts several flowers. The pattern of the screen on the lower left seems to be the back side of the screen. On both sides, the area between the two screens is filled with clouds patterned in gold enamel.
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Document identity
localId
16950
label
Tsuba with a Folding Screen and Clouds
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
16950
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Folding Screen and Clouds
description
At the upper right and lower left of the tsuba two folding screens can be seen. On the front of the tsuba, the upper screen depicts hawks and paulownia. The lower screen has a floral bouquet, including peonies. On the back, the screen in the upper right depicts several flowers. The pattern of the screen on the lower left seems to be the back side of the screen. On both sides, the area between the two screens is filled with clouds patterned in gold enamel.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.8
height
7.6
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 × W: 3 × D: 3/16 in. (7.8 × 7.6 × 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
gold-copper alloy, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
170
2999
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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e7dcef6b5a4885e6
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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3e9b451412d68402
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no
hasDescription
no