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Source Description
On the lower right of this tsuba, a full moon was created by carving away part of the tsuba's body. A goose in flight is shown at the top. Both geese and the full moon are seasonal references to autumn.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4024
label
Tsuba with a Wild Goose and Moon
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
4024
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Wild Goose and Moon
description
On the lower right of this tsuba, a full moon was created by carving away part of the tsuba's body. A goose in flight is shown at the top. Both geese and the full moon are seasonal references to autumn.
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
8.2
height
7.6
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
3 1/4 x 3 x 3/16 in. (8.2 x 7.64 x 0.46 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, shibuichi, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
075a0a9f274fdad4
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
cbfd8b5be103b606
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no