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Source Description
This tsuba depicts four men in Chinese dress at the lower right observing a waterfall at the left. A blossoming tress occupies the right side. On the reverse, a single figure looks off into the distance.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
16938
label
Tsuba with Chinese Gentlemen Viewing a Waterfall
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
16938
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Chinese Gentlemen Viewing a Waterfall
description
This tsuba depicts four men in Chinese dress at the lower right observing a waterfall at the left. A blossoming tress occupies the right side. On the reverse, a single figure looks off into the distance.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca.1800-1850 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.1
height
7.6
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
3 3/16 x 3 x 3/16 in. (8.07 x 7.6 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 政守; [Translation] Masamori
med
iron, gold, silver gilt, shibuichi
creator_ids
3407
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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165eeb29604560df
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7ae436138271b8d3
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no
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no