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A Chinese sage is depicted wearing a traveler's straw hat. In his hands is a staff. This is part of a set with Walters 51.974.

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Document identity
localId
30334
label
Kashira with Chinese Man Holding a Staff
core
obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
30334
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kashira with Chinese Man Holding a Staff
description
A Chinese sage is depicted wearing a traveler's straw hat. In his hands is a staff. This is part of a set with Walters 51.974.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1736-1787 (Edo)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
1978
med
shakudo (?), gold, copper
creator_ids
6464
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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89a681f6762a4c5d