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Source Description
A rabbit at the lower right of the tsuba looks up at the moon in the upper left. Rabbits are connected to the moon because in Japan the figure that can be seen in the moon is said to be a rabbit pounding rice cakes. The rabbit is also one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac. Reeds are incised into the background of the tsuba. The relief of autumn flowers includes Chinese bell flowers, bamboo leaves, and patrinia. Another rabbit is shown on the reverse, among bamboo leaves. This small tsuba is for a short sword.
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Document identity
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8881
label
Sword Guard (Tsuba) with a Rabbit Viewing the Autumn Moon
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Source metadata
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8881
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object
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normalized
title
Sword Guard (Tsuba) with a Rabbit Viewing the Autumn Moon
description
A rabbit at the lower right of the tsuba looks up at the moon in the upper left. Rabbits are connected to the moon because in Japan the figure that can be seen in the moon is said to be a rabbit pounding rice cakes. The rabbit is also one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac. Reeds are incised into the background of the tsuba. The relief of autumn flowers includes Chinese bell flowers, bamboo leaves, and patrinia. Another rabbit is shown on the reverse, among bamboo leaves. This small tsuba is for a short sword.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.8
height
3.3
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/2 × W: 1 5/16 × D: 3/16 in. (3.8 × 3.3 × 0.5 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 安親; [Translation] Yasuchika
med
sentoku with details in gold and silver
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7158
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JMA
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none
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