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Source Description
The Chinese Three Kingdoms general Soso (Ch. Tsao Tsao) is shown on his boat crossing the Yangtze River. Under a full moon, he stood before his soldiers with a spear in his hands and declared that they would be victorious at the coming battle. After he spoke, two crows flew overhead. They are shown here in the upper left. Crows are an sign of disaster. Soso composed a poem about crows in an attempt to hide the bad omen, but was defeated in his battle. The reverse shows waves on the shore under a full moon.
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Document identity
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32919
label
Tsuba with the Chinese General Soso
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object
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Source metadata
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32919
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with the Chinese General Soso
description
The Chinese Three Kingdoms general Soso (Ch. Tsao Tsao) is shown on his boat crossing the Yangtze River. Under a full moon, he stood before his soldiers with a spear in his hands and declared that they would be victorious at the coming battle. After he spoke, two crows flew overhead. They are shown here in the upper left. Crows are an sign of disaster. Soso composed a poem about crows in an attempt to hide the bad omen, but was defeated in his battle. The reverse shows waves on the shore under a full moon.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1736-1787 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
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
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.6
height
6.2
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 x 2 7/16 in. (6.6 x 6.2 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 浜野矩隨; [Translation] Hamano Noriyuki; [Seal] Noriyuki
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shibuichi, gold
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6464
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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178bb6548ef0014b
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photo
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