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Source Description
Blossoming plum and narcissus wrap around this circular iron tsuba, in an example of a design defined by the form of the tsuba. The pistils are highlighted in gold enamel. This piece seems to be done in the Old Nara (ko-Nara) style which featured natural motifs in iron.
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Document identity
localId
7764
label
Tsuba with Blossoming Plum and Narcissus
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
7764
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Blossoming Plum and Narcissus
description
Blossoming plum and narcissus wrap around this circular iron tsuba, in an example of a design defined by the form of the tsuba. The pistils are highlighted in gold enamel. This piece seems to be done in the Old Nara (ko-Nara) style which featured natural motifs in iron.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1750-1775 (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.4
height
7.2
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 1/4 in. (7.4 x 7.16 x 0.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Nara School
inscriptions
[Signature] On right: 奈良; [Transliteration] Nara; [Translation] Nara [school]; [Signature] On left: 龜眼作; [Transliteration] Kigan saku; [Translation] Made by Kigan
med
iron, gold, iron oxide
creator_ids
5950
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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07986fecf317a6d7
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no
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3
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photo
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3572622ea7e45599
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no
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no