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Source Description
The full moon and deer are seasonal motifs for autumn. In this tsuba, a stag stands on the right at the edge of a body of water. The moon, rather than being shown above the stag, is shown reflected in the water at the lower left. On the reverse, bamboo decorates the left side.
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Document identity
localId
4500
label
Tsuba with Stag Calling under the Autumn Moon
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
4500
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Stag Calling under the Autumn Moon
description
The full moon and deer are seasonal motifs for autumn. In this tsuba, a stag stands on the right at the edge of a body of water. The moon, rather than being shown above the stag, is shown reflected in the water at the lower left. On the reverse, bamboo decorates the left side.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca.1800 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.8
height
6.3
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 11/16 x 2 7/16 x 3/16 in. (6.8 x 6.26 x 0.48 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 入道定高; [Translation] Nyûdô Teikô (kao)
med
sentoku, gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi, copper
creator_ids
4875
collection_ids
JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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441d0381c330404c
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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f70806eaf6467cc9
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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044b37cb90f2e551
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no
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no