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Source Description
A stream zigzags across the background of this tsuba. At the top, five plovers are depicted in flight. At the bottom are small bamboo plants. On the reverse is a stream with three plovers. Plovers are a seasonal allusion to winter.
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Document identity
localId
17608
label
Tsuba with Plovers Flying over a Stream
core
obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
17608
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Plovers Flying over a Stream
description
A stream zigzags across the background of this tsuba. At the top, five plovers are depicted in flight. At the bottom are small bamboo plants. On the reverse is a stream with three plovers. Plovers are a seasonal allusion to winter.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d. (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 小谷元奥; [Translation] Otani Motooku (kao)
med
shibuichi, gold, silver, copper
creator_ids
6193
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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photo
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