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The kashira is decorated with flowers emblematic of autumn: pampas grass, chrysanthemum, mist flower, and Chinese bellflower. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1064.

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Document identity
localId
13695
label
Kashira with Autumn Flowers
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
13695
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira with Autumn Flowers
description
The kashira is decorated with flowers emblematic of autumn: pampas grass, chrysanthemum, mist flower, and Chinese bellflower. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1064.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1800-1850 (late Edo)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, copper, silver, gold
creator_ids
3407
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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e80b97b7087a1874