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Source Description
This tsuba shows Jurôjin, who is one of the seven gods of good fortune. He is often depicted with a deer, as seen here, or a crane. Both are signs of longevity. Jurôjin is dressed as a scholar. The pine tree on the back of the tsuba is also a sign of longevity.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
23075
label
Tsuba with Jurôjin
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
23075
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Jurôjin
description
This tsuba shows Jurôjin, who is one of the seven gods of good fortune. He is often depicted with a deer, as seen here, or a crane. Both are signs of longevity. Jurôjin is dressed as a scholar. The pine tree on the back of the tsuba is also a sign of longevity.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.1
height
6.4
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 13/16 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. (7.1 x 6.4 x 0.38 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, copper, shakudo, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
2816
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
1ee8f7062370ac49
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
c866f438bb323a1b
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
mediaId
0b7a99f0747432fe
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no