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Source Description
On the right of this tsuba is a flower cluster, also called a medicine ball (kusadama). These balls are used as part of the traditional decoration for the Boy's Festival on May 5th. Brocade bags of fragrant herbs, such as musk and cloves, were bound together with flowers and streamers. They were hung in homes to ensure long life. Along the lower left edge on the back is a blind trimmed in fabric.
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Document identity
localId
38385
label
Tsuba with a Hanging Bouquet (""Kusudama"")
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
38385
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Hanging Bouquet (""Kusudama"")
description
On the right of this tsuba is a flower cluster, also called a medicine ball (kusadama). These balls are used as part of the traditional decoration for the Boy's Festival on May 5th. Brocade bags of fragrant herbs, such as musk and cloves, were bound together with flowers and streamers. They were hung in homes to ensure long life. Along the lower left edge on the back is a blind trimmed in fabric.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.2
height
5
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
at center: 2 7/16 x 2 x 3/16 in. (6.17 x 5.04 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
[Signature] 一壽軒 英明; [Translation] Ichijuken Teruaki
med
shibuichi, gold, copper
creator_ids
6115
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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661a8921b295bd3b
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photo
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