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Source Description
The mounted figure is the 2nd-century Chinese general Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu [Kuan Yu]). Stories of his activities during the Three Kingdoms period are told in the 14th-century novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." He is recognizable by his long black beard. The man behind him is his chief retainer Zhou Cang [Chow Ts'ang]. The kozuka is signed on the reverse.
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Document identity
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11784
label
Kozuka with Kanyu on a Horse
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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11784
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Kanyu on a Horse
description
The mounted figure is the 2nd-century Chinese general Kanyu (Ch. Guan Yu [Kuan Yu]). Stories of his activities during the Three Kingdoms period are told in the 14th-century novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." He is recognizable by his long black beard. The man behind him is his chief retainer Zhou Cang [Chow Ts'ang]. The kozuka is signed on the reverse.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1773-1829 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 濱野直隨; [Translation] Hamano Naoyuki
med
shibuichi, gold, silver, copper
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2794
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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ccba229843b78195
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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664a822344482f2d
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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48f092486b309b3f
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no
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no