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Source Description
On this tsuba, two herons wade through reeds near the waters edge. The decoration is confined to the lower left edge. The reeds and stream continue on the reverse.
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Document identity
localId
38731
label
Tsuba with Wading Heron and Reeds
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
38731
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Wading Heron and Reeds
description
On this tsuba, two herons wade through reeds near the waters edge. The decoration is confined to the lower left edge. The reeds and stream continue on the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.6
height
6.1
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in. (6.6 x 6.1 x 0.42 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
[Signature] 石黒政常; [Translation] Ishiguro Masatsune [kao]
med
shibuichi, gold, silver, copper
creator_ids
2262
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7416bb344c1c311d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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49e99c2a142ee7a0
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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75434dac9d520918
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no
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no