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Source Description
The kashira is decorated with gold and silver bamboo leaves. The menuki on the front is a large crane. The reverse menuki is in the shape of two flying sparrows. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79548
label
Tsuka with Bamboo and Birds
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
79548
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Bamboo and Birds
description
The kashira is decorated with gold and silver bamboo leaves. The menuki on the front is a large crane. The reverse menuki is in the shape of two flying sparrows. 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-19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
menuki
sword components
handles
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
gold, silver, wood
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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0c503aba32d0f1fb
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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9a6ff60ba02a11e6
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no
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no