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Source Description
The man shown leaning on his walking stick is the Chinese immortal Gama. At the bottom is a three-legged frog. Gama's spirit was able to leave his body to wander and once returned to find the body unfit to re-inhabit. He put his spirit into the nearest creature, which was a frog. This kozuka still has its blade, which is signed.
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Document identity
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6352
label
Kozuka with the Chinese Immortal Gama
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6352
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title
Kozuka with the Chinese Immortal Gama
description
The man shown leaning on his walking stick is the Chinese immortal Gama. At the bottom is a three-legged frog. Gama's spirit was able to leave his body to wander and once returned to find the body unfit to re-inhabit. He put his spirit into the nearest creature, which was a frog. This kozuka still has its blade, which is signed.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th century (early Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
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6
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6
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 1/8 in. (20.7 cm)
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cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 河内守国助; [Translation] Kawachinokami Kunisuke; [Date] unread on blade; [Translation] 1624 (?) 1658 (?) 1661(?)
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iron, shibuichi, gold
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JMA
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