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Source Description
Stylized waves in gold and silver decorate this tsuba. It has two round holes at the bottom through which a silk cord could be passed. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
13416
label
Tsuba with Waves
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
13416
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Waves
description
Stylized waves in gold and silver decorate this tsuba. It has two round holes at the bottom through which a silk cord could be passed. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (?)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
sentoku, gold, silver
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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0607d4acc199fbfb
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
4f23d1242135fada
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no