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Source Description
Traditional Japanese culture is extremely sensitive to seasonality in artistic motifs and personal adornment. This tsuba evokes autumn through its decorations. The front shows two ducks under the reeds. On the back, a full moon shines over reeds. Autumn was the time to hold moon viewing parties on nights with full moons. Furthermore, pairs of mandarin ducks are a sign of conjugal fidelity because they mate for life.
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Document identity
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38475
label
Tsuba with Geese and Autumn Reeds
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object
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3
Source metadata
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38475
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Geese and Autumn Reeds
description
Traditional Japanese culture is extremely sensitive to seasonality in artistic motifs and personal adornment. This tsuba evokes autumn through its decorations. The front shows two ducks under the reeds. On the back, a full moon shines over reeds. Autumn was the time to hold moon viewing parties on nights with full moons. Furthermore, pairs of mandarin ducks are a sign of conjugal fidelity because they mate for life.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1875 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Shimamura School
inscriptions
[Signature] 案濤軒 光盧; [Translation] Antoken/Mitsuyoshi.
med
silver alloy with silver and gold
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4117
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JMA
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none
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photo
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no
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photo
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photo
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