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Source Description
The kashira and menuki depict various fish. Both menuki are in the shape of carp. On the top of the kashira, a carp and a squid are shown. Puffer fish are on either side of the kashira. The tsuka is decorated with roundels of flowers including plum, vines, bush clover, and iris. This is part of a mounted set in which the tsuba, fuchi, kozuka, and kogai are all signed by Ômori Hidetomo.
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Document identity
localId
79262
label
Tsuka with Fish and Flowers
core
obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
79262
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Fish and Flowers
description
The kashira and menuki depict various fish. Both menuki are in the shape of carp. On the top of the kashira, a carp and a squid are shown. Puffer fish are on either side of the kashira. The tsuka is decorated with roundels of flowers including plum, vines, bush clover, and iris. This is part of a mounted set in which the tsuba, fuchi, kozuka, and kogai are all signed by Ômori Hidetomo.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1742-1807 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
menuki
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 大森秀知; [Translation] Ômori Hidetomo (kao)
med
black lacquer, silver, gold, shakudo, copper
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6194
6092
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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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43f1dd04f5fdbcf7
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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47b554a662f2d891
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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870a163fb0c02875
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no
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no