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Source Description
At the top of this tsuba, a bat flies through the night sky. A new moon is in on the right. A second bat is at the lower right. On the reverse, incised lines at the lower left indicate water. Bats are a symbol of happiness.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4685
label
Tsuba with Bats and Crescent Moon
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
4685
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Bats and Crescent Moon
description
At the top of this tsuba, a bat flies through the night sky. A new moon is in on the right. A second bat is at the lower right. On the reverse, incised lines at the lower left indicate water. Bats are a symbol of happiness.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.1
height
5.4
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1/8 in. (6.1 x 5.4 x 0.39 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 味墨; [Translation] Miboku
med
sentoku, gold, silver
creator_ids
6598
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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365ebbc9a5c5c273
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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6b6536758ef2edc9
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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f62c5081edc45483
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no
hasDescription
no