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Source Description
The kashira is covered in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). One end is covered with gold enamel. On the enamel are three small birds in shakudo. One bird is on the side and two are on the top. This is part of a set with Walters 51.956.
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Document identity
localId
31537
label
Kashira with Birds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
31537
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira with Birds
description
The kashira is covered in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). One end is covered with gold enamel. On the enamel are three small birds in shakudo. One bird is on the side and two are on the top. This is part of a set with Walters 51.956.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1827-1857 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold
creator_ids
4557
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c136e7c05ee36455