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Source Description
The kashira is decorated with incised chrysanthemums and raised butterflies. One menuki is in the shape of a dragonfly. The other shows water plants in a stream. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79330
label
Tsuka with Plants and Insects
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
79330
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Plants and Insects
description
The kashira is decorated with incised chrysanthemums and raised butterflies. One menuki is in the shape of a dragonfly. The other shows water plants in a stream. 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-19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold, silk, same (ray skin)
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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1477daeea625303a
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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d463d676a921fd6c
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no
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3
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photo
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e4fc4640e6b172cf
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no
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no