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Source Description
The openwork design on this tsuba features two figures standing at the right. The one in the rear carries a quiver of arrows and a bow. He is blowing a long horn. The figure in front holds a Chinese style lion-dog ("shishi") on a leash. This animal did not exist, but is derived from Chinese and Japanese interpretations of stories and paintings of lions in India.
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Document identity
localId
11246
label
Tsuba with Two Figures with a Chinese Lion-Dog
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
11246
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Two Figures with a Chinese Lion-Dog
description
The openwork design on this tsuba features two figures standing at the right. The one in the rear carries a quiver of arrows and a bow. He is blowing a long horn. The figure in front holds a Chinese style lion-dog ("shishi") on a leash. This animal did not exist, but is derived from Chinese and Japanese interpretations of stories and paintings of lions in India.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1765 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
6.9
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
2 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in. (7 x 6.88 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 銕元堂; [Translation] Tetsugendô; [Seal] 壽; [Translation] Kotobuki
med
iron, gold, copper, shakudo
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4695
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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23dc1ac1d5f600ac
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photo
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d462348096427a06
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no
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