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Source Description
This tsuba shows the Taoist immortal Gama, who is always accompanied by a frog. The frog, who only has three legs, is on the reverse side. Gama's spirit was able to leave his body to wander and once returned to find the body unfit. He put his spirit into the nearest creature, which was a frog.
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Document identity
localId
35169
label
Tsuba with the Chinese Immortal Gama Sennin
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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35169
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with the Chinese Immortal Gama Sennin
description
This tsuba shows the Taoist immortal Gama, who is always accompanied by a frog. The frog, who only has three legs, is on the reverse side. Gama's spirit was able to leave his body to wander and once returned to find the body unfit. He put his spirit into the nearest creature, which was a frog.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (?) (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.5
height
6
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in. (6.48 x 6 x 0.43 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 政春造; [transliteration] Masaharu zo [Translation] Made by Masaharu
med
shibuichi, gold, silver, copper
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7030
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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2f500c03bb33ae6b
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7ad87463914392e7
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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4b2c69197034e0dc
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no
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no