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Source Description
This tsuba is decorated with a motif of bamboo in gold enamel. Bamboo is a symbol of summer and is frequently depicted in Japanese art.
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Document identity
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6030
label
Tsuba with Bamboo
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object
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Source metadata
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6030
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Bamboo
description
This tsuba is decorated with a motif of bamboo in gold enamel. Bamboo is a symbol of summer and is frequently depicted in Japanese art.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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4
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4
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import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 勝本市雲; [Translation] Katsumoto Ichiun
med
iron with gold and shakudo
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2552
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JMA
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none
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