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Source Description
The small tsuba is filled with a design of crashing waves. Small gold balls indicate foam on the waves. This is part of a mounted set.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
25567
label
Tsuba with Waves
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
25567
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Waves
description
The small tsuba is filled with a design of crashing waves. Small gold balls indicate foam on the waves. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.5
height
3.7
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/16 x W: 1 7/16 x D: 3/16 in. (5.5 x 3.7 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
2bacc1f1fadbec7f
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
416200775afc2533
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no