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Source Description
This tsuba is filled with an all-over design of chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemums are emblematic of autumn. The edge of the tsuba is decorated in gold with a textile pattern.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
8688
label
Tsuba with Chrysanthemums
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
8688
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Chrysanthemums
description
This tsuba is filled with an all-over design of chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemums are emblematic of autumn. The edge of the tsuba is decorated in gold with a textile pattern.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.6
height
7.1
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
3 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in. (7.6 x 7.12 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
bc19e9300c09fb34
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
ed966969603affed
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no