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Source Description
At the right of this tsuba is a tiger. To the right, under the hole for the utility knife, is a small patch of young bamboo. The body of the tiger wraps around the edge of the tsuba to the reverse, which shows the back view of the scene depicted on the front. Tigers are powerful animals that are often shown with bamboo.
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Document identity
localId
30385
label
Tsuba with a Tiger
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
30385
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Tiger
description
At the right of this tsuba is a tiger. To the right, under the hole for the utility knife, is a small patch of young bamboo. The body of the tiger wraps around the edge of the tsuba to the reverse, which shows the back view of the scene depicted on the front. Tigers are powerful animals that are often shown with bamboo.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1831-1871 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.1
height
4.9
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in. (6.1 x 4.88 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 篤弘; [Translation] Tokuhiro
med
iron, gold, shibuichi
creator_ids
2045
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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no
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photo
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0334dc26390b3b02
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photo
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116eb99812e5259b
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no
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no