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Source Description
All along the scabbard, various fish and other sea creatures are shown swimming through waves. On the tsuka, a spiny lobster is on the front and a fish is on the back. Spiny lobsters are emblems of long life. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79579
label
Tsuka with Waves and Sea Animals
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
79579
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Waves and Sea Animals
description
All along the scabbard, various fish and other sea creatures are shown swimming through waves. On the tsuka, a spiny lobster is on the front and a fish is on the back. Spiny lobsters are emblems of long life. 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 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
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
[Transcription] 清次
med
brass, silver, gold, shakudo, sentoku, mother-of-pearl
creator_ids
16522
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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8f025500c9573666
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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30f3e96284618de0
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no
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no