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Source Description
A bird is depicted on the branch of a flowering plum tree. Plums are the first trees to bloom after the winter and are a sign of spring. This is part of a set with Walters 51.932.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
23268
label
Kashira with a Bird on a Blossoming Plum Branch
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
23268
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira with a Bird on a Blossoming Plum Branch
description
A bird is depicted on the branch of a flowering plum tree. Plums are the first trees to bloom after the winter and are a sign of spring. This is part of a set with Walters 51.932.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1781-1825 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold
creator_ids
6039
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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4ecae176c9db6078