Tsuba witha Scene of Whale Hunting
On the right side of this tsuba, a whale can be seen swimming through the ocean. At the upper right is a ship, which is possibly hunting the whale. The whale's realistic color is created though the use of a gold and copper alloy called shakudo. The reverse of the tsuba shows a...
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37573
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object
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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4
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.161_Back_DD_JP09.jpg |
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| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.161_Back_DD_JP09.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.161 |
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Japanese
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