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Source Description
At the lower edge of this tsuba is the rim and shoulder of a wicker basket. Emerging from the basket to form the body of the tsuba are grasses, peonies and chrysanthemums. The handles of the basket form the edge of the tsuba.
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Document identity
localId
9166
label
Tsuba with Peonies, Chrysanthemums and Grasses in a Woven Basket
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
9166
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contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Peonies, Chrysanthemums and Grasses in a Woven Basket
description
At the lower edge of this tsuba is the rim and shoulder of a wicker basket. Emerging from the basket to form the body of the tsuba are grasses, peonies and chrysanthemums. The handles of the basket form the edge of the tsuba.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Sunagawa School
inscriptions
[Signature] 砂川工; [Transliteration] Sunagawa kô [Seal] 正吉; [Transliteration] Masayoshi; [Translation] Made by Sunagawa Masayoshi
med
iron, gold
creator_ids
6729
collection_ids
JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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108cd325f2163712
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no
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no
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photo
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012d139ceb0fabac
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no
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no