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Source Description
The face of a Chinese immortal appears at the lower right of this tsuba. He wears a cloth covering on his head and carries a fly whisk. The background of the tsuba is iron with a wood grain appearance. The body was probably made by Munesada and the decoration added by Noriyuki.
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Document identity
localId
39971
label
Tsuba with a Chinese Immortal
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
39971
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Chinese Immortal
description
The face of a Chinese immortal appears at the lower right of this tsuba. He wears a cloth covering on his head and carries a fly whisk. The background of the tsuba is iron with a wood grain appearance. The body was probably made by Munesada and the decoration added by Noriyuki.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca.1725-1750 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.9
height
7.5
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
3 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in. (7.9 x 7.54 x 0.46 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Myochin, Hamano School
inscriptions
[Seal] 矩隨; [Translation] Noriyuki; [Signature] 明珍民部; [Translation] Myochin Minbu; [Signature] 紀宗定作; [Translation] Ki Munesada saku
med
iron, silver, shibuichi
creator_ids
6464
2017
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
2816
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