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Source Description
This drum is used in "gagaku" court music and is known as a "tsuri daiko." The face is decorated with a swirled design called "tomoe." The mallets for striking the gong are on the bottom edge. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1000.
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Document identity
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40636
label
Kashira with Gagaku Drum on a Stand
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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40636
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normalized
title
Kashira with Gagaku Drum on a Stand
description
This drum is used in "gagaku" court music and is known as a "tsuri daiko." The face is decorated with a swirled design called "tomoe." The mallets for striking the gong are on the bottom edge. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1000.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1841
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
11387
med
shakudo, gold
creator_ids
16395
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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