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Source Description
This tsuba illustrates a Chinese poem about a horse pawing fallen cherry blossoms, which restored their fragrance. The horse is shown in the lower right, under a cherry tree that occupies the right side of the tsuba. Along the bottom of the tsuba are dandelions. The reverse side shows the back of the same scene.
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Document identity
localId
39442
label
Tsuba with a Horse Among Cherry Blossoms
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
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39442
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with a Horse Among Cherry Blossoms
description
This tsuba illustrates a Chinese poem about a horse pawing fallen cherry blossoms, which restored their fragrance. The horse is shown in the lower right, under a cherry tree that occupies the right side of the tsuba. Along the bottom of the tsuba are dandelions. The reverse side shows the back of the same scene.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1870 (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.8
height
6.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 11/16 x W: 2 1/2 in. (6.8 x 6.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Date] 庚午「」「」; [Transliteration] Kanoe-uma [ ][ ]; [Translation] 1870; [Seal] [unread]; [Signature] 貞幹道人; [Translation] Teikan Dojin
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iron and gold
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2479
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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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3
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photo
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no