鍔 tsuba (sword handle) with 鐙 abumi (stirrups), Umetada Zenzaemon Nobumasa

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Umetada Zenzaemon Nobumasa, 鍔 tsuba (sword handle) with 鐙 abumi (stirrups)
Umetada Zenzaemon Nobumasa, 鍔 tsuba (sword handle) with 鐙 abumi (stirrups)
Umetada (Okada) Zenzaemon Nobumasa
鍔 tsuba (sword handle) with 鐙 abumi (stirrups)
late 1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Umetada (Okada) Zenzaemon Nobumasa
1642–1720
鍔 tsuba (sword handle) with 鐙 abumi (stirrups), late 1600s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: gold inlay; iron; piercing
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.2341
On display: Loo Gallery
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Label texts

Empire of Things
Each part for a sword was considered an individual work of art, and each bears the seal of its maker. Look carefully to see the different scenes and images depicted on each piece.
Cabinet of Curiosities
Each part for a sword was considered an individual work of art, and each bears the seal of its maker. Look carefully to see the different scenes and images depicted on each piece.
Empire of Things
Each part for a sword was considered an individual work of art, and each bears the seal of its maker. Look carefully to see the different scenes and images depicted on each piece.
Empire of Things
Each part for a sword was considered an individual work of art, and each bears the seal of its maker. Look carefully to see the different scenes and images depicted on each piece.

Exhibitions

The Spencer Cabinet
2022–2027
Debut
Kris Ercums, curator
2021–2023
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015
Spencer Museum of Art Metals Show (Historical Metalwork from the Spencer Museum of Art)
Chris Fasano, curator
1998
Historical Metalwork from the Spencer Museum of Art
1995

Citations

Broun, Elizabeth. Handbook of the Collection: Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 1978.