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Source Description
This tsuba shows the Chinese figures Genroku (Ch. Liu Bei), Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu), and Chôhi (Ch. Zhang Fei) in the peach orchard where they took an oath of brotherhood. The episode takes place in the 14th-century novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" which tells a fictionalized account of events in the 2nd century during the Three Kingdoms period. All three men led soldiers in victorious battle and Genroku became emperor of China. The back depicts cloths hung to create an enclosure for a picnic in the orchard.
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Document identity
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27108
label
Tsuba with the Elegant Gathering in a Peach Orchard
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Source metadata
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27108
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title
Tsuba with the Elegant Gathering in a Peach Orchard
description
This tsuba shows the Chinese figures Genroku (Ch. Liu Bei), Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu), and Chôhi (Ch. Zhang Fei) in the peach orchard where they took an oath of brotherhood. The episode takes place in the 14th-century novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" which tells a fictionalized account of events in the 2nd century during the Three Kingdoms period. All three men led soldiers in victorious battle and Genroku became emperor of China. The back depicts cloths hung to create an enclosure for a picnic in the orchard.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1732-1787 (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
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import
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cm
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7.3
height
7.1
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 7/8 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in. (7.28 x 7.08 x 0.42 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
style
Ichinomiya School
inscriptions
[Signature] 長常; [Translation] Nagatsune
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shibuichi with gold and copper details
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3803
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JMA
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none
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photo
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