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Source Description
Morning glories growing on a trellis on depicted on the right side of the tsuba. The same motif is shown on the left side of the reverse. Morning glories are associated with autumn. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
21358
label
Tsuba with Morning Glories
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
21358
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Morning Glories
description
Morning glories growing on a trellis on depicted on the right side of the tsuba. The same motif is shown on the left side of the reverse. Morning glories are associated with autumn. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1850-1900 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
2.1
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
Tsuba: H: 2 3/4 x W: 13/16 x D: 3/8 in. (7 x 2.1 x 1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 秀宗; [Translation] Hidemune (kao)
med
shibuichi, gold, silver, shakudo
creator_ids
16484
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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photo
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photo
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no