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Source Description
On the front of this tsuba, a pomegranate tree grows along the right edge and curves across the top. A gold pomegranate hangs from the upper branch. A small dog crouches underneath the tree at the bottom edge. On the back, another branch is along the top left, with rocks at the bottom.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
38698
label
Tsuba with Dog Under a Pomegranate Tree
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
38698
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Dog Under a Pomegranate Tree
description
On the front of this tsuba, a pomegranate tree grows along the right edge and curves across the top. A gold pomegranate hangs from the upper branch. A small dog crouches underneath the tree at the bottom edge. On the back, another branch is along the top left, with rocks at the bottom.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.6
height
7.2
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
3 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in. (7.6 x 7.17 x 0.48 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Mito School
inscriptions
[Signature] 秀現斎 弘貞; [Translation] Shugensai/Hirosada (kao)
med
shibuichi, gold, shakudo
creator_ids
4617
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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cb059062d201a1fd
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no
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2
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photo
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059bf83d75abfddc
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no
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3
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photo
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ba630ab3a65354cb
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no
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no