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Source Description
The kashira is decorated with the same stylized clouds as the matching tsuba and fuchi. Each menuki is in the shape of a standing Chinese figure. One holds a book and the other bears a halberd. These are probably Chinese immortals. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79572
label
Tsuka with Clouds and Chinese Immortals
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obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79572
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Clouds and Chinese Immortals
description
The kashira is decorated with the same stylized clouds as the matching tsuba and fuchi. Each menuki is in the shape of a standing Chinese figure. One holds a book and the other bears a halberd. These are probably Chinese immortals. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1868-1912 (?) (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
menuki
sword components
handles
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
sentoku, ray skin, silk cord
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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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7e805d12369e1717
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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a1bca2849da53678
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no
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no