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Source Description
On the right side of this tsuba are four monkeys grooming each other. An adult holds a young monkey at the rear of the grouping. In the front, another young monkey hangs upside down from the arm of the second adult. The reverse shows an overhanging rock on the right with a stream along the bottom. As in the west, monkeys were often anthropomorphized in Japanese legends and art.
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Document identity
localId
26774
label
Tsuba with Monkeys
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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26774
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Monkeys
description
On the right side of this tsuba are four monkeys grooming each other. An adult holds a young monkey at the rear of the grouping. In the front, another young monkey hangs upside down from the arm of the second adult. The reverse shows an overhanging rock on the right with a stream along the bottom. As in the west, monkeys were often anthropomorphized in Japanese legends and art.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1764-1837 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.8
height
7.4
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in. (7.84 x 7.41 x 0.48 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 政盧作; [Translation] Masayoshi saku
med
copper alloy, shibuichi (silver (?)), shakudo, gold
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2596
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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45bf5810f7d705b7
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photo
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