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Source Description
The kashira depicts a tiger in a bamboo grove and matches the fuchi mounted with the same sword. The menuki are in the shapes of leopards. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79151
label
Tsuka with Tiger and Leopards
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
79151
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Tiger and Leopards
description
The kashira depicts a tiger in a bamboo grove and matches the fuchi mounted with the same sword. The menuki are in the shapes of leopards. This is part of a mounted set.
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
tsuka
kashira
menuki
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, gold, ray skin, silk cord
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6194
5465
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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