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Source Description
This vase was formed from a segment of a large elephant tusk, carved in very high relief and set into a base of bronze and silver. The scene is from the life of Minamoto Yoshitsune (1159-1189), who is depicted on horseback surrounded by his loyal retainers. They all look out toward the sea as a storm rages against them. Gusts of wind are carved into the ivory above, while the surging water is depicted in the metal base below. Mounted on a horse, the 12th-century warrior Yoshitsune, spurned by his brother- for whom Yoshitsune's military prowess had secured the rule of Japan- prepared to leave the country by sea. But the stormy weather prevents his departure.
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34659
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Vase with the Warrior Yoshitsune
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title
Vase with the Warrior Yoshitsune
description
This vase was formed from a segment of a large elephant tusk, carved in very high relief and set into a base of bronze and silver. The scene is from the life of Minamoto Yoshitsune (1159-1189), who is depicted on horseback surrounded by his loyal retainers. They all look out toward the sea as a storm rages against them. Gusts of wind are carved into the ivory above, while the surging water is depicted in the metal base below. Mounted on a horse, the 12th-century warrior Yoshitsune, spurned by his brother- for whom Yoshitsune's military prowess had secured the rule of Japan- prepared to leave the country by sea. But the stormy weather prevents his departure.
provenance
Japanese Delegation to the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; Egyptian sector; William T. Walters, Baltimore, before 1896, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1880 (Meiji period (1868-1912))
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CC0
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en
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Ivory & Bone
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25
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cm
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53.7
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28.9
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24
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H with base: 21 1/8 x W: 11 3/8 x D: 9 7/16 in. (53.7 x 28.9 x 24 cm)
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Japanese
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[Signature] Komei saku (Komei in)
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Meiji period
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Ivory (elephant), copper alloy, silvering, gold
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