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Source Description
On the left of this tsuba is a waterfall made of gold and silver. On the right, two men in Chinese dress observe the waterfall. On the reverse, the waterfall appears in copper alloy, along with a mountain at the left.
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Document identity
localId
19698
label
Tsuba with Chinese Gentlemen Viewing a Waterfall
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
19698
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Chinese Gentlemen Viewing a Waterfall
description
On the left of this tsuba is a waterfall made of gold and silver. On the right, two men in Chinese dress observe the waterfall. On the reverse, the waterfall appears in copper alloy, along with a mountain at the left.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.4
height
6
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 1/2 x 2 5/16 x 3/16 in. (6.37 x 5.95 x 0.45 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, gold, silver,copper, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
56bcb33b93bb09c6
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
67191acb540b7670
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no