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Source Description
This tsuba is made of eight fans depicting various natural motifs radiating around the central opening. Two fans are slightly truncated to allow for the hair pick's opening. The fans depict bamboo, willow, Mt. Fuji, water, and stylized landscape.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
34849
label
Tsuba with Eight Folding Fans
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
34849
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Eight Folding Fans
description
This tsuba is made of eight fans depicting various natural motifs radiating around the central opening. Two fans are slightly truncated to allow for the hair pick's opening. The fans depict bamboo, willow, Mt. Fuji, water, and stylized landscape.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.9
height
6.5
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 11/16 × W: 2 9/16 × D: 3/16 in. (6.9 × 6.5 × 0.42 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
dynasty
Edo period
med
gold-copper alloy, gold, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
b31a0dc1b0bbf599
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
4a1cac18f73f2c31
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no