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Source Description
The all-metal tsuka is decorated with an incised floral motif. The gold menuki are a small crest ("mon") of two sparrows in flight. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79656
label
Tsuka with Floral Design
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
79656
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Floral Design
description
The all-metal tsuka is decorated with an incised floral motif. The gold menuki are a small crest ("mon") of two sparrows in flight. 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
18th-19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold
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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photo
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photo
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