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Source Description
The scabbard is designed to look like stick of wood. On the tsuka, a salamander appears to be crawling through the wood. His head and upper body appear on the front, and his lower body is on the reverse. Small ants are also crawling along the tsuka. The kashira is incised with a cluster of chrysanthemums. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79560
label
Tsuak with Salamander and Ants
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
79560
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuak with Salamander and Ants
description
The scabbard is designed to look like stick of wood. On the tsuka, a salamander appears to be crawling through the wood. His head and upper body appear on the front, and his lower body is on the reverse. Small ants are also crawling along the tsuka. The kashira is incised with a cluster of chrysanthemums. 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
19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
sword components
handles
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
wood, lacquer, gold, sentoku
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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dcea003d968856e3
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ebd15f839381385c
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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2aca906a4d5592df
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no
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no