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Source Description
This tsuka is undecorated except for the metalwork fittings. The kashira shows two sails from a boat unfurled. One menuki is in the shape of five geese in flight. The other shows a landscape scene with thatched roof huts. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79136
label
Tsuka with Birds, Landscape and Boats
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79136
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Birds, Landscape and Boats
description
This tsuka is undecorated except for the metalwork fittings. The kashira shows two sails from a boat unfurled. One menuki is in the shape of five geese in flight. The other shows a landscape scene with thatched roof huts. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
menuki
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
ray skin, gold, shibuichi
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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b1e2d525f3081f21
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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89267f8f9d76114a
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no
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no
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3
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photo
mediaId
9fd3348e18a7cb24
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no
hasDescription
no