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Source Description
On the right side of this tsuba, a heron stands among marsh grasses. The full moon is at the upper right. Both the moon and the heron are executed in silver. The silver has tarnished to a dark color, but would have originally been light. A tree stump and marsh are at the left on the reverse.
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Document identity
localId
40611
label
Tsuba with Heron in Marsh Grasses
core
obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
40611
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Heron in Marsh Grasses
description
On the right side of this tsuba, a heron stands among marsh grasses. The full moon is at the upper right. Both the moon and the heron are executed in silver. The silver has tarnished to a dark color, but would have originally been light. A tree stump and marsh are at the left on the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 一東子 龍翁作; [Translation] Ittôkusai/Ryûô saku
med
sentoku, silver, gold, shakudo
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6170
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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1fa80842bf9598c7
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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784082fa8d124616
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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3e77f5891c0d0cf1
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no