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Source Description
The tsuka is covered in white ray skin. The menuki on each side are in the shape of ferns with two branches. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
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79605
label
Tsuka with Ferns
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
79605
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Ferns
description
The tsuka is covered in white ray skin. The menuki on each side are in the shape of ferns with two branches. 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
menuki
kashira
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, ray skin
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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photo
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no
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photo
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photo
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no