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Source Description
This tsuba shows Watanabe no Tsuna, a warrior who lived in the late 10th and early 11th century. One stormy night, he lay in wait at the Rashomon Gate in Kyoto to wait for one of the last demons left in the city. Very late at night, he felt something tugging at his helmet. Striking out with his sword, he cut off the demon's arm. The demon ran away and Tsuna kept the arm locked in an iron box. On the tsuba, the oni can be seen pulling at Tsuna's helmet. The storm is shown through the swirling clouds at the top of the tsuba. A sign that had been knocked over in the wind lays at the bottom of the tsuba. On the back is Tsuna's horse running away.
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Document identity
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10185
label
Tsuba with Watanabe no Tsuna Fighting the Demon at Rashomon
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Source metadata
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10185
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Watanabe no Tsuna Fighting the Demon at Rashomon
description
This tsuba shows Watanabe no Tsuna, a warrior who lived in the late 10th and early 11th century. One stormy night, he lay in wait at the Rashomon Gate in Kyoto to wait for one of the last demons left in the city. Very late at night, he felt something tugging at his helmet. Striking out with his sword, he cut off the demon's arm. The demon ran away and Tsuna kept the arm locked in an iron box. On the tsuba, the oni can be seen pulling at Tsuna's helmet. The storm is shown through the swirling clouds at the top of the tsuba. A sign that had been knocked over in the wind lays at the bottom of the tsuba. On the back is Tsuna's horse running away.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
style
Mito School
inscriptions
[Signature] 筑山軒 元壽; [Translation] Chikuzanken Mototoshi (kao)
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shakudo, gold, copper
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6116
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JMA
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880
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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3
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photo
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no