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Source Description
In the upper right of this tsuba is a trellis upon which a gourd vine is depicted. One gourd hangs down from the trellis near the central opening of the tsuba. At the far right, a spider hangs from a thread. On the reverse, a spider web is at the upper left. A blossoming vine on a trellis is on the left.
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Document identity
localId
37287
label
Tsuba with a Spider on a Gourd Vine Trellis
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
37287
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Spider on a Gourd Vine Trellis
description
In the upper right of this tsuba is a trellis upon which a gourd vine is depicted. One gourd hangs down from the trellis near the central opening of the tsuba. At the far right, a spider hangs from a thread. On the reverse, a spider web is at the upper left. A blossoming vine on a trellis is on the left.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1866 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.4
height
7.8
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
3 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in. (8.4 x 7.84 x 0.45 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Date] 慶應二龝 之作; [Transliteration] Keiô ni aki(?)/kore saku; [Translation] This was made in autumn of the second year of Keio (1866); [Signature] [ ] [ ] [ ] 橋本一至; [Translation] [ ][ ][ ] Hashimoto Isshi (kao)
med
iron, gold, copper, shakudo
creator_ids
3684
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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no