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Source Description
Two menuki are tied onto the tsuka with silk cord. One menuki shows a rider in Chinese style dress on a gold dragon. On the opposite side, the menuki depicts a horse and rider. The waves on the kashira repeat the motif on the matching fuchi and kozuka. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79325
label
Tsuka with Waves, Horse, and Dragon
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
79325
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Waves, Horse, and Dragon
description
Two menuki are tied onto the tsuka with silk cord. One menuki shows a rider in Chinese style dress on a gold dragon. On the opposite side, the menuki depicts a horse and rider. The waves on the kashira repeat the motif on the matching fuchi and kozuka. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
menuki
sword components
handles
kashira
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
red, gold, and black lacquer, ray skin, silk, gold, silver
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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4c62d4f214736ba1
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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5353d1ee5a67904e
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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f4f05c8ed7b04fad
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no
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no