Tsuka with Emperor, Dragon and Tiger

19th century (Edo-Meij) L: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) Citation Source image

The seated figure in a cart on the kashira might be the Chinese general Gentoku (Ch. Liu Bei [Liu Pei]). He was an important figure in the 2nd century and his story is part of the legend "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms." Gentoku eventually became emperor of Shu [Shu]. A dra...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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