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Source Description
The menuki are in the shape of dragonflies. They are surrounded by chrysanthemums. The kashira is densely filled with chrysanthemums and leaves. This is part of a mounted set.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
79669
label
Tsuka with Chrysanthemums and Dragonflies
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79669
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Chrysanthemums and Dragonflies
description
The menuki are in the shape of dragonflies. They are surrounded by chrysanthemums. The kashira is densely filled with chrysanthemums and leaves. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th-19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
wood, silver, ray skin, gold
creator_ids
6194
2943
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
mediaId
b50f69f940e38509
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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7110ab34098434de
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no
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no
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3
type
photo
mediaId
982d1d501db46927
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no