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Document identity
localId
17555
label
Short Sword with Chrysanthemums on the Fittings
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
17555
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Short Sword with Chrysanthemums on the Fittings
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1800 (late Edo)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
short swords
wakizashi blade
tsuba
fuchi
kashira
menuki
kozuka
saya
tsu
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
21 5/16 in. (54.1 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Ichigyokudo Eizui; [Transcription] Choshu ju Fujiwara Kiyoshige saku; [Translation] Made by Kiyoshige
of the Fujiwara clan
living in Choshu province
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med
lacquer, silver, gold, copper alloy, wood
creator_ids
7043
2943
collection_ids
ARM
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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