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Source Description
The variety of insects on this tsuba illustrates the sensitivity towards nature in traditional Japanese culture. Along with flowers and birds, insects can be emblematic of a specific season. The insects on the front of this tsuba are associated with summer and autumn. At the upper right is a spider, with a grasshopper and a praying mantis beneath it. A beetle and a snail are shown at the bottom.
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Document identity
localId
32204
label
Tsuba with Snail and Insects
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object
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Source metadata
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32204
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Snail and Insects
description
The variety of insects on this tsuba illustrates the sensitivity towards nature in traditional Japanese culture. Along with flowers and birds, insects can be emblematic of a specific season. The insects on the front of this tsuba are associated with summer and autumn. At the upper right is a spider, with a grasshopper and a praying mantis beneath it. A beetle and a snail are shown at the bottom.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1840-1889 (late Edo, Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuba
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 in. (5.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 田中篤明; [Translation] Tanaka Tokuaki.
med
iron and silver with gold, shakudo, and shibuichi
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2759
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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photo
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