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Source Description
The kashira is decorated with incised chrysanthemums. There are no menuki, but the pins used to hold the blade in place are decorated with flowers. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79538
label
Tsuka with Chrysanthemums
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79538
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Chrysanthemums
description
The kashira is decorated with incised chrysanthemums. There are no menuki, but the pins used to hold the blade in place are decorated with flowers. 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
2nd half 19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
gold, copper, baleen
creator_ids
3279
6730
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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5562e863160d056a
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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df11761e1dda9fdd
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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1e047ef4fed27af0
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no
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no