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Source Description
On the right of this tsuba, a group of three samurai attack a courtier. The body of the rightmost samurai extends over the edge of the tsuba and is completed on the back. This scene is probably a reference to an episode from a story.
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Document identity
localId
18181
label
Tsuba with Three Samurai Attacking a Courtier
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
18181
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Three Samurai Attacking a Courtier
description
On the right of this tsuba, a group of three samurai attack a courtier. The body of the rightmost samurai extends over the edge of the tsuba and is completed on the back. This scene is probably a reference to an episode from a story.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1696-1769 (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
[Signature] 政隨; [Translation] Shôzui
med
sentoku, shibuichi, gold, shakudo, copper
creator_ids
6114
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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5dc1293eedecf59f
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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b523890e6dde0122
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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525413bf33260bcd
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no
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no