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Source Description
Two cranes stand below a blossoming plum tree at the lower right of this tsuba. Waves are shown on the lower left. Cranes are a symbol of immortality. On the reverse, another blossoming plum tree is shown along the left edge with rocks at its base.
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Document identity
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6782
label
Tsuba with Cranes and Blossoming Plum at Water's Edge
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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6782
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Cranes and Blossoming Plum at Water's Edge
description
Two cranes stand below a blossoming plum tree at the lower right of this tsuba. Waves are shown on the lower left. Cranes are a symbol of immortality. On the reverse, another blossoming plum tree is shown along the left edge with rocks at its base.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1818-1892 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 今井永武; [Translation] Imai Nagatake
med
shakudo (?), gold, silver
creator_ids
2218
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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a0b797a940c47ea6
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photo
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