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Source Description
This tsuba is decorated with a design of incised scrollwork. The body of the tsuba is composed of alternating layers of copper and a copper alloy with gold. This created bands of color that can be seen on the edge and within the incisions. Both secondary holes have been plugged in gold.
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Document identity
localId
20518
label
Tsuba with Scrollwork Design
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
20518
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Scrollwork Design
description
This tsuba is decorated with a design of incised scrollwork. The body of the tsuba is composed of alternating layers of copper and a copper alloy with gold. This created bands of color that can be seen on the edge and within the incisions. Both secondary holes have been plugged in gold.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.4
height
6.9
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 15/16 × W: 2 11/16 × D: 3/16 in. (7.4 × 6.9 × 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo (gold-copper alloy), copper, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
b28dc501d79614e0
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
2e2dc6e3d0f98ec3
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no