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Source Description
This unusual tsuba shows two folding screens framing the central hole. The upper screen has a pattern of chrysanthemum flowers. The lower screen is placed with its back to the viewer. The two auxiliary holes have both been plugged. In traditional Japanese architecture, screens were used to divide spaces within larger rooms. They were both artistic and utilitarian objects.
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Document identity
localId
2692
label
Tsuba with a Pair of Folding Screens
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
2692
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Pair of Folding Screens
description
This unusual tsuba shows two folding screens framing the central hole. The upper screen has a pattern of chrysanthemum flowers. The lower screen is placed with its back to the viewer. The two auxiliary holes have both been plugged. In traditional Japanese architecture, screens were used to divide spaces within larger rooms. They were both artistic and utilitarian objects.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th century (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.1
height
7.8
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 3/16 × W: 3 1/16 × D: 3/16 in. (8.1 × 7.8 × 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Shoami School
inscriptions
[Signature] 梅龍軒 清辰作; [Translation] Bairyuken/Kiyotatsu saku
med
iron, gold
creator_ids
3945
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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262a65ef85786090
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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fd1e176c0012906a
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no
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no