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Source Description
Both cranes and bamboo are signs of longevity and often used as a felicitous motif. On this tsuba, three cranes stand near young bamboo leaves. A fourth crane is shown in flight at the upper left. A stand of bamboo is on the right. Bamboo also appears on the reverse.
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Document identity
localId
18832
label
Tsuba with Cranes and Bamboo
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
18832
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Cranes and Bamboo
description
Both cranes and bamboo are signs of longevity and often used as a felicitous motif. On this tsuba, three cranes stand near young bamboo leaves. A fourth crane is shown in flight at the upper left. A stand of bamboo is on the right. Bamboo also appears on the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (?) (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.2
height
6.9
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 x W: 2 11/16 x D: 1/8 in. (7.19 x 6.9 x 0.35 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, gold, silver, copper
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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c6bd27eedeb61ce1
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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fc82770507fbbb0e
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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0d02abd35779b8ef
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no
hasDescription
no