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Source Description
This tsuba shows the mythical ancestor of the Japanese Imperial lineage Amaterasu and her brother Susano-ô. Amaterasu is known as the Sun Goddess and there are rays of light in gold radiating from behind her. Susano-ô is shown in opposition to his sister on a storm cloud. There are bolts of lightening at the lower left edge of the cloud on which he stands. Further lightening and clouds are on the reverse of the tsuba. This piece was made during the Meiji period and was probably intended for export.
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Document identity
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31350
label
Tsuba with the Sun Goddess Amaterasu and Her Brother Susano-ô
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object
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Source metadata
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31350
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with the Sun Goddess Amaterasu and Her Brother Susano-ô
description
This tsuba shows the mythical ancestor of the Japanese Imperial lineage Amaterasu and her brother Susano-ô. Amaterasu is known as the Sun Goddess and there are rays of light in gold radiating from behind her. Susano-ô is shown in opposition to his sister on a storm cloud. There are bolts of lightening at the lower left edge of the cloud on which he stands. Further lightening and clouds are on the reverse of the tsuba. This piece was made during the Meiji period and was probably intended for export.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1874 (Meiji period (1868-1912))
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
8.6
height
8.9
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 3/8 × W: 3 1/2 × D: 5/16 in. (8.6 × 8.9 × 0.8 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Date] 明治七年夏; [Transliteration] Meiji shichi nen natsu; [Translation] Summer of the seventh year of Meiji (1874); [Signature] 東山鐫; [Transliteration] Tozan sen; [Translation] engraved by Tozan.
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shibuichi (silver-copper alloy) with shakudo (gold-copper alloy), silver, gold
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6785
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JMA
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none
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photo
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