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Source Description
The kashira, like the matching fuchi, depicted a peony flower and a rock. One menuki is shaped like a peacock and is unusually long. The other menuki is in the shape of a peahen with a peony flower. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79336
label
Tsuka with Peacocks and Peony
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79336
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Peacocks and Peony
description
The kashira, like the matching fuchi, depicted a peony flower and a rock. One menuki is shaped like a peacock and is unusually long. The other menuki is in the shape of a peahen with a peony flower. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
menuki
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, silk cord, gold, wood
creator_ids
6194
2854
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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9b67c13801b6ae0c
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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1a90b1c2a07708de
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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f2782869a279e7bf
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no
hasDescription
no