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Two figures are shown: a warrior wearing armor and an attendant with a scroll. The attendant sits in front of the warrior reading the scroll. The warrior's right had is pointing to his left. The subject appears to be an illustration of a warrior narrative. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1004.

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Document identity
localId
23934
label
Kashira with a Warrior and Attendant
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obj
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object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
23934
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira with a Warrior and Attendant
description
Two figures are shown: a warrior wearing armor and an attendant with a scroll. The attendant sits in front of the warrior reading the scroll. The warrior's right had is pointing to his left. The subject appears to be an illustration of a warrior narrative. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1004.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1829 (late Edo)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
2436
med
nigurome, gold, copper
creator_ids
6155
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
52cb912fdb16f450