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Source Description
This tsuba is made in the shape of a hawk. Its head is at the upper right. At the bottom edge, it clutches chrysanthemums in its talons. At the upper left, two sparrows fly near the hawk's left wing. This design of this tsuba is almost identical to another tsuba in the collection, Walters 51.389, except for the lack of gilding and the style of the signature.
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Document identity
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35035
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Tsuba with a Hawk, Sparrows and Chrysanthemums
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Source metadata
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35035
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title
Tsuba with a Hawk, Sparrows and Chrysanthemums
description
This tsuba is made in the shape of a hawk. Its head is at the upper right. At the bottom edge, it clutches chrysanthemums in its talons. At the upper left, two sparrows fly near the hawk's left wing. This design of this tsuba is almost identical to another tsuba in the collection, Walters 51.389, except for the lack of gilding and the style of the signature.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1834-1896 (Meiji)
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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
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 凌雲斎; [Translation] Ryôunsai
med
iron, gold
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5761
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JMA
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none
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photo
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