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Source Description
The tsuba has a plain front and back, with decoration along the edge. Three family crests ("mon") are repeated twice each around the perimeter. One crest is the gentian crest that was used by branches of the Minamoto clan. The two other crests are variations of the chrysanthemum. While variations of the chrysanthemum crest is currently used only by imperial family members, in the early modern period it was widely used by warriors. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
32506
label
Tsuba with Gentian and Chrysanthemum Crests
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
32506
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Gentian and Chrysanthemum Crests
description
The tsuba has a plain front and back, with decoration along the edge. Three family crests ("mon") are repeated twice each around the perimeter. One crest is the gentian crest that was used by branches of the Minamoto clan. The two other crests are variations of the chrysanthemum. While variations of the chrysanthemum crest is currently used only by imperial family members, in the early modern period it was widely used by warriors. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, 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
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.2
height
3.2
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/16 x L: 1 1/4 x D: 3/16 in. (5.2 x 3.2 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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20dd348687c666c6
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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0d1213adeaf367ce
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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c595bea1f4a46fcb
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no
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no
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4
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photo
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f9cb5866ff60d4a1
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no
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no