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Source Description
This motif derives from seven scholars in Chinese during the 3rd century who withdrew from society. The kashira shows three sages. The other four sages are on the fuchi, Walters 51.987.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
1981
label
Kashira with Seven Sages in a Bamboo Grove
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
1981
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Kashira with Seven Sages in a Bamboo Grove
description
This motif derives from seven scholars in Chinese during the 3rd century who withdrew from society. The kashira shows three sages. The other four sages are on the fuchi, Walters 51.987.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1850 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
12200
med
shibuichi, gold, copper
creator_ids
5239
collection_ids
JMA
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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