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Source Description
This plain tsuba is edged with a vine pattern. It is paired with oversized washers ("seppa") whose carvings added decoration to the tsuba. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
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5298
label
Tsuba with Vines
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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5298
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Vines
description
This plain tsuba is edged with a vine pattern. It is paired with oversized washers ("seppa") whose carvings added decoration to the tsuba. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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5
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5
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, shibuichi
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6194
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JMA
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none
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