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Source Description
This autumn themed tsuba shows a quail and sparrow among millet plants. The plants are at the lower right. The quail stands near them at the bottom. Above the central opening, the sparrow is shown in flight. The opening on the right for the hair has been plugged. On the reverse, more millet plants are shown along the bottom left. This work has been signed with a stylized signature that has not been identified.
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Document identity
localId
31315
label
Tsuba with Quail, Sparrow and Millet
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
31315
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Quail, Sparrow and Millet
description
This autumn themed tsuba shows a quail and sparrow among millet plants. The plants are at the lower right. The quail stands near them at the bottom. Above the central opening, the sparrow is shown in flight. The opening on the right for the hair has been plugged. On the reverse, more millet plants are shown along the bottom left. This work has been signed with a stylized signature that has not been identified.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.3
height
6.7
depth
0.3
dimensionsRaw
2 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 1/8 in. (7.3 x 6.65 x 0.33 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Inscription] (unidentified kao)
med
copper, gold, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
b5b7d72ec72504e8
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
61bf7d4dd1ae21c3
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
mediaId
329136f9da435f10
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no