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Source Description
The three Chinese star gods, Lu, Fu, and Shou, are collectively worshiped to bring good fortune. The stars appear at the upper left of the tsuba, just above the distant mountains. At the lower right of the composition, the personifications of the stars stand beneath a pine tree. A fourth man has his back to the viewer, observing them. On the reverse, another Chinese gentleman stands gazing to the left. In the mountains behind him, the top of a temple pagoda stands among the mountain peaks.
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Document identity
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28742
label
Tsuba with Chinese Star Gods
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
28742
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Chinese Star Gods
description
The three Chinese star gods, Lu, Fu, and Shou, are collectively worshiped to bring good fortune. The stars appear at the upper left of the tsuba, just above the distant mountains. At the lower right of the composition, the personifications of the stars stand beneath a pine tree. A fourth man has his back to the viewer, observing them. On the reverse, another Chinese gentleman stands gazing to the left. In the mountains behind him, the top of a temple pagoda stands among the mountain peaks.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 18th century (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
6.6
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 3/16 in. (6.98 x 6.58 x 0.43 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Yasuda School
inscriptions
[Signature] 政貞; [Translation] Masasada
med
iron, silver, gold, shakudo
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7082
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JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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b89923eefd27d968
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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dba471a5b0f8f723
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no
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photo
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b28b237fc35ae520
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