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Source Description
Both sides of the tsuba are decorated with an abstracted design of a vine in gold inlay. This is part of a mounted set.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
6050
label
Tsuba with Abstract Plant Motif
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
6050
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Abstract Plant Motif
description
Both sides of the tsuba are decorated with an abstracted design of a vine in gold inlay. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (?) (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.6
height
4.4
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/16 x W: 1 3/4 x D: 3/16 in. (5.6 x 4.4 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
2d9548ee62a1e014
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
type
photo
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02439b55d9ae1aae
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no
hasDescription
no