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Source Description
Four dancers are depicted on this tsuba. Above them hang bamboo branches with poems on slips of paper. These poems are part of the celebration of Tanabata. The festival celebrates the yearly reunion between the Weaving Maiden (Jp. "Orihime") and the Shepard (Jp. "Hikoboshi"), known in the West as the starts Vega and Altair. On the front of the tsuba, two dancers appear at the right. A third is at the lower left. The fourth dancer is on the back.
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Document identity
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36287
label
Tsuba with Scene of Celebrating the Tanabata Festival
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Source metadata
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title
Tsuba with Scene of Celebrating the Tanabata Festival
description
Four dancers are depicted on this tsuba. Above them hang bamboo branches with poems on slips of paper. These poems are part of the celebration of Tanabata. The festival celebrates the yearly reunion between the Weaving Maiden (Jp. "Orihime") and the Shepard (Jp. "Hikoboshi"), known in the West as the starts Vega and Altair. On the front of the tsuba, two dancers appear at the right. A third is at the lower left. The fourth dancer is on the back.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1732-1786 (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
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import
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cm
width
7.2
height
6.8
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
2 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/4 in. (7.16 x 6.83 x 0.56 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ichinomiya School
inscriptions
[Signature] 含章子 長常; [Translation] Ganshoshi/Nagatsune
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shibuichi, gold, silver, copper
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3803
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JMA
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none
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