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Source Description
The kashira and menuki on this handle match a signed fuchi by Unno Moritoshi mounted on the same sword. Chrysanthemums are a symbol of autumn and also associated with the imperial house. The handle is wrapped in whale baleen. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79197
label
Tsuka with Chrysanthemums
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
79197
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Chrysanthemums
description
The kashira and menuki on this handle match a signed fuchi by Unno Moritoshi mounted on the same sword. Chrysanthemums are a symbol of autumn and also associated with the imperial house. The handle is wrapped in whale baleen. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1870-1896
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
menuki
kashira
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
dark brown lacquer, tortoise-shell, gold, shakudo
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6194
5761
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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photo
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