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Source Description
The edge of the tsuba is shaped like a stem of bamboo wrapped around the body. Gold and shakudo leaves decorate the right side. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
29880
label
Tsuba with Bamboo
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
29880
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Bamboo
description
The edge of the tsuba is shaped like a stem of bamboo wrapped around the body. Gold and shakudo leaves decorate the right side. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.1
height
3.7
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 x W: 1 7/16 x D: 3/16 in. (5.1 x 3.7 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, gold, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
499e34c2af3d3683
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
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2
type
photo
mediaId
32d52d2be72f7044
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no