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Source Description
The lacquer work on the tsuka imitates leather. The kashira on the end is decorated with cat scratch engraving ("neko gake"). The hole for the mekuki, which held the blade in place, is surrounded by a lobbed fitting. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79562
label
Tsuka with Silver Metalwork
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
79562
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Silver Metalwork
description
The lacquer work on the tsuka imitates leather. The kashira on the end is decorated with cat scratch engraving ("neko gake"). The hole for the mekuki, which held the blade in place, is surrounded by a lobbed fitting. 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-Meij)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
sword components
handles
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
red-gold lacquer and gold dust lacquer, silver
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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fadc999485708d8a
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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cb9b8c4216d100da
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no
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no