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Source Description
This tsuba is decorated with gold and copper chrysanthemums, symbols of autumn. Six chrysanthemums, along with leaves and buds, adorn the front. On the reverse are three additional blossoms along the left edge.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
38636
label
Tsuba with Chrysanthemums
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
38636
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Chrysanthemums
description
This tsuba is decorated with gold and copper chrysanthemums, symbols of autumn. Six chrysanthemums, along with leaves and buds, adorn the front. On the reverse are three additional blossoms along the left edge.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.4
height
6.9
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 7/8 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in. (7.37 x 6.88 x 0.47 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold, copper, shibuichi
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
170
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
e0247822f78d75f3
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
d46881efb4bde07c
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no