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Source Description
The mounted figure along the right edge of this tsuba is 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. He was sometimes called "Lord of the Splendid Black Beard." On the reverse of the tsuba is the back of his horse and a pine tree.
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Document identity
localId
15185
label
Tsuba with the Chinese General Kanyu on His Horse
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
15185
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with the Chinese General Kanyu on His Horse
description
The mounted figure along the right edge of this tsuba is 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. He was sometimes called "Lord of the Splendid Black Beard." On the reverse of the tsuba is the back of his horse and a pine tree.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1741-1830 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.2
height
6.7
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 x W: 2 5/8 x D: 1/8 in. (7.15 x 6.68 x 0.39 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Sekijoken School
inscriptions
[Signature] 赤城軒 元孚; [Translation] Sekijoken/Motozane with ""kakihan""
med
shibuichi, copper, gold, silver, shakudo
creator_ids
5691
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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dc174c9c88000c8c
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ffd3760cb2544272
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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92d68657eb11a702
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no
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no