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Source Description
This tsuba is filled with autumn flowers, including chrysanthemums, patrinia and Chinese bellflowers. The hole of the hair pick has been plugged with a gold alloy.
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Document identity
localId
17865
label
Tsuba with Autumn Flowers
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
17865
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Autumn Flowers
description
This tsuba is filled with autumn flowers, including chrysanthemums, patrinia and Chinese bellflowers. The hole of the hair pick has been plugged with a gold alloy.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th century (Muromachi)
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
style
Ko-Goto, Ko-Mino
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo with gold and silver
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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d41169e5fbc0a35d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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d22637ce47c88966
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no
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no