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Source Description
The kashira is designed in the shape of a gourd. A horse is shown emerging from the side of the gourd. This is an illustration of the idiom "like a horse coming out of a gourd," which is used to describe unexpected things. The saying may have developed from stories of the Chinese immortal Chokaro (Ch. Zhang Guo [Chang Kuo]) who carried his magical mule in a gourd. The kashira is part of a set with Walters 51.970.
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Document identity
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375
label
Kashira with a Gourd and a Horse
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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375
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kashira with a Gourd and a Horse
description
The kashira is designed in the shape of a gourd. A horse is shown emerging from the side of the gourd. This is an illustration of the idiom "like a horse coming out of a gourd," which is used to describe unexpected things. The saying may have developed from stories of the Chinese immortal Chokaro (Ch. Zhang Guo [Chang Kuo]) who carried his magical mule in a gourd. The kashira is part of a set with Walters 51.970.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (?) (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
copper, gold
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5184
collection_ids
JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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15494be8e05ebc5e
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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6b65455948e7f3c2
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no
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no