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Source Description
Surrounding the central openings of this tsuba are twenty three cranes carved in silver, gold, copper, and a mixed metal alloy called shakudo. Cranes are symbols of longevity and frequently appear in a celebratory context. The reverse of the tsuba has twenty cranes in a similar configuration.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
40440
label
Tsuba with Cranes
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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40440
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Cranes
description
Surrounding the central openings of this tsuba are twenty three cranes carved in silver, gold, copper, and a mixed metal alloy called shakudo. Cranes are symbols of longevity and frequently appear in a celebratory context. The reverse of the tsuba has twenty cranes in a similar configuration.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.1
height
7.7
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 3/16 × W: 3 1/16 × D: 1/4 in. (8.1 × 7.7 × 0.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 廉乗作 光晃; [Translation] Kenjo saku/Mitsuaki (kao)
med
shakudo ( gold-coper alloy), gold, silver, copper
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6118
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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ba00fc226b82fc27
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photo
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