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Source Description
The body of the tsuka, like the accompanying saya, is decorated with stalks of wheat in gold inlay. The kashira depicts branches of plum blossoms. Plums are the first tree to flower at the end of winter. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79340
label
Tsuka with Wheat Stalks and Plum Blossoms
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
79340
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Wheat Stalks and Plum Blossoms
description
The body of the tsuka, like the accompanying saya, is decorated with stalks of wheat in gold inlay. The kashira depicts branches of plum blossoms. Plums are the first tree to flower at the end of winter. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
wood, gold lacquer, red stain, sentoku, gold
creator_ids
6194
3673
3191
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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5239439334cd7138
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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e693f5814d118791
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no
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no