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Source Description
The figure on the right is the 2nd-century Chinese general Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu [Kuan Yu]). He is accompanied by either his chief retainer Zhou Cang [Chow Ts'ang] or his son Kwan Bin [Kwan Pin]. This is a part of a set with Walters 51.944.
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Document identity
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22412
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Kashira with the Chinese General Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu [Kuan Yu])
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object
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Source metadata
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22412
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object
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title
Kashira with the Chinese General Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu [Kuan Yu])
description
The figure on the right is the 2nd-century Chinese general Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu [Kuan Yu]). He is accompanied by either his chief retainer Zhou Cang [Chow Ts'ang] or his son Kwan Bin [Kwan Pin]. This is a part of a set with Walters 51.944.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1744-1801 (Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
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1
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1
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import
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1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
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shibuichi, gold, copper
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5392
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JMA
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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