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Source Description
This unusual tsuka is shaped like an elephant's head, with the trunk extended. Elephants are not native to Japan, but during the 18th century at least two were brought to the country as gifts by foreign traders.
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Document identity
localId
33797
label
Tsuka with Elephant Head
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
33797
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Elephant Head
description
This unusual tsuka is shaped like an elephant's head, with the trunk extended. Elephants are not native to Japan, but during the 18th century at least two were brought to the country as gifts by foreign traders.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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fc764345765ee9ab
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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3d41ebe77be321e3
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no
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no