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Source Description
On the front of this tsuba, a plum blossom decorates the upper right. At the bottom is a gingko leaf. A chrysanthemum flower surrounds the central opening for the sword blade. On the reverse is the branch of a Japanese pepper tree with sanshô nuts.
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Document identity
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36535
label
Tsuba with Gingko Leaf, Plum Blossom and Chrysanthemum
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Source metadata
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36535
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Gingko Leaf, Plum Blossom and Chrysanthemum
description
On the front of this tsuba, a plum blossom decorates the upper right. At the bottom is a gingko leaf. A chrysanthemum flower surrounds the central opening for the sword blade. On the reverse is the branch of a Japanese pepper tree with sanshô nuts.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1558-1631 (Momoyama; early Edo)
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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
2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 山城国西陣住 埋忠明壽; [Transliteration] Yamashiro (no) kuni Nishijin jû/Umetada Myôju [saku?] (kao); [Translation] Living in Nishijin
Yamashiro province/ Made by (?) Umetada Myôju
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iron, gold
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6511
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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