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Source Description
At the top of the tsuba are two geese in flight. A branch of plum blossoms is along the lower edge. On the reverse, a cresent moons hangs over a small stream. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
20762
label
Tsuba with Geese and Plum Blossoms
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
20762
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Geese and Plum Blossoms
description
At the top of the tsuba are two geese in flight. A branch of plum blossoms is along the lower edge. On the reverse, a cresent moons hangs over a small stream. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 寶竜斎壽次; [Translation] Hôryûsai Toshitsugu; [Inscription] On reverse: 製; [Transliteration] sei; [Translation] made (by)
med
silver, shakudo, gold
creator_ids
7692
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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fbd029624cec9c10
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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a2eb08ab58275543
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no
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no