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Source Description
This tsuba has a raised rim decorated with a crawling spider, maple leaf and cherry blossom. The body of the tsuba has pampas grass on the left and chrysanthemums on the right. Along the bottom is a grasshopper. Two crickets are in the pampas grass at the upper left. This tsuba is one of a pair with Walters 51.391 and had a matching lacquer box.
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Document identity
localId
37033
label
Tsuba with Autumn Flora and Insects
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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37033
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Autumn Flora and Insects
description
This tsuba has a raised rim decorated with a crawling spider, maple leaf and cherry blossom. The body of the tsuba has pampas grass on the left and chrysanthemums on the right. Along the bottom is a grasshopper. Two crickets are in the pampas grass at the upper left. This tsuba is one of a pair with Walters 51.391 and had a matching lacquer box.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm) (diam.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Transcription] 越前府住 春田廣次; [Transliteration] Echizen fu jû/Haruta Hirotsugu; [Translation] Residing in Echizen (province)/Haruta Hirotsugu
med
iron, copper, gold, and copper alloy
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4622
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JMA
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none
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