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Source Description
Across the top of this tsuba, an openwork area forms clouds, with the moon on the left. On the right, an owl sits on a stone garden lantern under a tree. Bamboo and other plants surround the owl. On the reverse are reeds and a stream.
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Document identity
localId
27301
label
Tsuba with an Owl on a Stone Lantern
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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27301
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with an Owl on a Stone Lantern
description
Across the top of this tsuba, an openwork area forms clouds, with the moon on the left. On the right, an owl sits on a stone garden lantern under a tree. Bamboo and other plants surround the owl. On the reverse are reeds and a stream.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1696-1769 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.4
height
6
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1/8 in. (6.36 x 6 x 0.38 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 政隨; [Translation] Shôzui
med
shibuichi, gold
creator_ids
6114
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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photo
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no