Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 3 pages
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
This 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. A scroll is on the desk before him, and his halberd is on the reverse. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1069.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29916
label
Fuchi with the Chinese General Kanyu
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
29916
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with the Chinese General Kanyu
description
This 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. A scroll is on the desk before him, and his halberd is on the reverse. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1069.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] Hamano Naohide (kakihan); [Number] In pencil: 826(6)
RelatedObjects
34213
med
shibuichi, nigurome (?), copper, gold
creator_ids
6038
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
98fcdcfe3239a38b
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
0fa456594da7c28f
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
mediaId
df8983286fc8d1e0
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no