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Source Description
Depictions of a rocky mountain surround fill this tsuba. At the upper left is Buddha, who is identifiable by his robes and halo around his head. At the lower right is a demon. On the reverse are more moutains and trees.
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Document identity
localId
17750
label
Tsuba with Buddha and Demon in Mountains
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
17750
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Buddha and Demon in Mountains
description
Depictions of a rocky mountain surround fill this tsuba. At the upper left is Buddha, who is identifiable by his robes and halo around his head. At the lower right is a demon. On the reverse are more moutains and trees.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1842-1873 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.5
height
7.7
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 5/16 x W: 3 1/16 x D: 3/16 in. (8.45 x 7.72 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Tanaka School
inscriptions
[Signature] 良次制; [Transliteration] Yoshitsugu sei; [Translation] Made by Yoshitsugu
med
iron, gold, copper, shibuichi, lead, shakudo
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2644
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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photo
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af063eac371b3644
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no
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3
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photo
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3385be96a7c18a34
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no
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no