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Source Description
Tsuba - Geese flying over plum blossoms. Fuchi, kashira - Peonies, cherry blossoms, swallows and birds. Menuki - Dragonflies in gold and shakudo. Saya - Birds perching in Japanese maple and plum trees; dragonfly hovering over stream.
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Document identity
localId
18352
label
Dagger (hamidashi) with black lacquer saya with tortoise shell motifs (includes 51.1274.1-51.1274-5)
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
18352
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Dagger (hamidashi) with black lacquer saya with tortoise shell motifs (includes 51.1274.1-51.1274-5)
description
Tsuba - Geese flying over plum blossoms. Fuchi, kashira - Peonies, cherry blossoms, swallows and birds. Menuki - Dragonflies in gold and shakudo. Saya - Birds perching in Japanese maple and plum trees; dragonfly hovering over stream.
date
1800-1850 (Muromachi; late Edo; Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
daggers
hamidashi
Tanto blade
tsuba
fuchi
kashira
menuki
kozuka
kogai
saya
tsuka
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Jukodo Tomiyoshi; [Transcription] Bishu Osafune Kiyomitsu; [Transcription] Horyusai Toshitsugu/sei; [Translation] Kiyomitsu of Osafune
Bishu province; [Translation] Made by Horyusai Toshitsugu
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med
Black lacquer, steel, silver, shakudo, gold
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6102
3343
3238
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none
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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9e9cd98378a90582
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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df5733ff2a9af694
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