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Source Description
On the right side of this tsuba is the Taoist immortal Taishin O Fujin. She is riding a white dragon and playing a harp. Along the bottom and upper left of the tsuba are waves. On the reverse are five plovers flying over waves.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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5652
label
Tsuba with the Taoist Immortal Taishin O Fujin
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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5652
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with the Taoist Immortal Taishin O Fujin
description
On the right side of this tsuba is the Taoist immortal Taishin O Fujin. She is riding a white dragon and playing a harp. Along the bottom and upper left of the tsuba are waves. On the reverse are five plovers flying over waves.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.2
height
5.8
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/16 in. (6.15 x 5.8 x 0.46 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Seal] Naoshige; [Signature] 尚茂 鉄元堂正楽; [Translation] Tetsugendo Shoraku
med
iron, gold, silver
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4695
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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