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Source Description
A crane soars along the upper right edge of this small tsuba, over waves at the bottom left. The motif of waves continues to the back. Cranes are symbols of longevity.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
34333
label
Tsuba with a Crane Soaring over Waves
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obj
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Source metadata
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34333
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with a Crane Soaring over Waves
description
A crane soars along the upper right edge of this small tsuba, over waves at the bottom left. The motif of waves continues to the back. Cranes are symbols of longevity.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1774-ca.1861 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
[Signature] 石黒政美彫之; [Transliteration] Ishiguro Masayoshi horu kore o; [Translation] Inscribed: This was carved by Ishiguro Masayoshi.
med
silver and gold
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4500
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JMA
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none
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photo
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