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Source Description
On the right side of this tsuba is a Chinese immortal standing with a tiger. It is either Bukan (Ch. Fung Gan), who would ride his tiger around his monastery to shock others or the Taoist sage Koreijin (Ch. Gu Lingren), who is accompanied by his white tiger. Tigers are said to turn white when they reach the age of five hundred years. The tiger demonstrates the power of sage's wisdom, because he was able to tame such a strong animal. On the left is a bamboo grove.
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Document identity
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2352
label
Tsuba with an Immortal with His Tiger
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obj
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Source metadata
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2352
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with an Immortal with His Tiger
description
On the right side of this tsuba is a Chinese immortal standing with a tiger. It is either Bukan (Ch. Fung Gan), who would ride his tiger around his monastery to shock others or the Taoist sage Koreijin (Ch. Gu Lingren), who is accompanied by his white tiger. Tigers are said to turn white when they reach the age of five hundred years. The tiger demonstrates the power of sage's wisdom, because he was able to tame such a strong animal. On the left is a bamboo grove.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.9
height
6.6
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in. (6.9 x 6.6 x 0.42 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
[Signature] 美春作; [Transliteration] Yoshiharu saku; [Translation] Made by Yoshiharu
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silver
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4917
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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