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Source Description
A copper tiger is shown climbing bamboo with gold leaves. Tigers and bamboo are often depicted together as a pairing of weak and strong. There is open work on the side of the kashira.
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Document identity
localId
39098
label
Kashira with a Tiger in Bamboo
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
39098
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira with a Tiger in Bamboo
description
A copper tiger is shown climbing bamboo with gold leaves. Tigers and bamboo are often depicted together as a pairing of weak and strong. There is open work on the side of the kashira.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1827-1887 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, copper, gold
creator_ids
6036
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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e577ab440fae7537
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7ed558f19b3d39d4
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no
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no