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Source Description
This heavily decorated tsuba shows six Taoist immortals. The front depicts Chôkarô on his magic mule, Kinko riding a carp, and Gama on a carp. On the back are Koan riding a tortoise, Chochika sitting on a mat, and Gomo carrying a fan. The back also shows a pair of cranes in flight. Cranes are said to live for a thousand years and often appear with Immortals. The stylized waves in the background may be a reference to the Island of the Immortals.
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Document identity
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39419
label
Tsuba with Taoist Immortals and Their Animals
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39419
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title
Tsuba with Taoist Immortals and Their Animals
description
This heavily decorated tsuba shows six Taoist immortals. The front depicts Chôkarô on his magic mule, Kinko riding a carp, and Gama on a carp. On the back are Koan riding a tortoise, Chochika sitting on a mat, and Gomo carrying a fan. The back also shows a pair of cranes in flight. Cranes are said to live for a thousand years and often appear with Immortals. The stylized waves in the background may be a reference to the Island of the Immortals.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 18th century (mid Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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4
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4
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import
dimensionsRaw
3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
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cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Obverse: 藻柄子喜多河 入道宗典製; [Translation] Mogarashi Kitagawa/nyudo Soten Sei; [Transcription] On reverse: 江州 彦根住; [Transliteration] Go no Kuni/Hikone Ju; [Translation] Inscribed: Omi Province/Living in Hikone.
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shakudo with silver alloy, gold, and copper
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6565
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JMA
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none
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