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Source Description
The rim of this small tsuba is shaped like a stalk of bamboo. At the lower right corner is a single plum blossom. Plum blossoms, bamboo and pine are known as the Three Friends of Winter ("saikan sanyû"). This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
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28667
label
Tsuba with Bamboo and Plum Blossoms
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object
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Source metadata
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28667
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object
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title
Tsuba with Bamboo and Plum Blossoms
description
The rim of this small tsuba is shaped like a stalk of bamboo. At the lower right corner is a single plum blossom. Plum blossoms, bamboo and pine are known as the Three Friends of Winter ("saikan sanyû"). This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1817-1883 (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Norisuke
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silver
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2905
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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db1503456e23ae18
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photo
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