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Source Description
The body of a snake curves around the edge of this tsuba on the right. The snake is depicted wrapping its body around a rotting tree trunk. The head and tail can be seen on the front, while the middle section of the snake is on the back. The hole for the utility knife is designed to look like a section of the tree has rotten away.
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Document identity
localId
6351
label
Tsuba with a Snake on Tree Trunk
core
obj
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object
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4
Source metadata
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6351
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Snake on Tree Trunk
description
The body of a snake curves around the edge of this tsuba on the right. The snake is depicted wrapping its body around a rotting tree trunk. The head and tail can be seen on the front, while the middle section of the snake is on the back. The hole for the utility knife is designed to look like a section of the tree has rotten away.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1696-1769 (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.1
height
7.4
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
3 3/16 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in. (8.08 x 7.38 x 0.42 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 半圭子 政隨; [Translation] Hankeishi/Shôzui
med
copper, silver, gold, shibuichi (?)
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6114
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JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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