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Source Description
The objects on the tsuba are part of the decoration and celebration of New Years. On the right, three rice cakes are stacked on a stand with a branch of flowering plum behind them. At the lower left are pine boughs, which symbolize longevity. On the reverse is a fish head on a stick and holly leaves. This is a decoration that was attached to door frames to ward off demons.
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Document identity
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30155
label
Tsuba with New Year's Decorations
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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30155
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with New Year's Decorations
description
The objects on the tsuba are part of the decoration and celebration of New Years. On the right, three rice cakes are stacked on a stand with a branch of flowering plum behind them. At the lower left are pine boughs, which symbolize longevity. On the reverse is a fish head on a stick and holly leaves. This is a decoration that was attached to door frames to ward off demons.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1775-1800 (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 知壽; [Translation] Tomotoshi (kao)
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shibuichi, copper, gold, silver
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6306
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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photo
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