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Source Description
The Chinese sage Shinnô (Ch. Shen Nong [Shen Nung]) is on the right side of the tsuba, eating a blade of grass. He has two small horns on his head. Shinnô is credited with inventing the plow and the harp. He also expanded the number of ideograms for the written language from eight to sixty-four. On the reverse is a mountain landscape.
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Document identity
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14451
label
Tsuba with the Legendary Chinese ruler Shinnô
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object
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Source metadata
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14451
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with the Legendary Chinese ruler Shinnô
description
The Chinese sage Shinnô (Ch. Shen Nong [Shen Nung]) is on the right side of the tsuba, eating a blade of grass. He has two small horns on his head. Shinnô is credited with inventing the plow and the harp. He also expanded the number of ideograms for the written language from eight to sixty-four. On the reverse is a mountain landscape.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1701-1761 (mid Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
style
Nara School
inscriptions
[Signature] Issandô Jûi (kao); [Seal] Nagaharu
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copper, gold, sentoku
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6216
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JMA
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none
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photo
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