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Source Description
Two Chinese style lions are depicted on this tsuba. The body of one forms most of the top edge, while the second lion is at the bottom. Swirling clouds complete the tsuba. These stylized lions are called "Shishi" lions or Fu dogs. They do not resemble actual lions because their iconography was developed in China from painted images of lions brought into China. Lions are not native to either China or Japan.
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Document identity
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36385
label
Tsuba with Chinese Lions Among Clouds
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object
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Source metadata
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36385
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Chinese Lions Among Clouds
description
Two Chinese style lions are depicted on this tsuba. The body of one forms most of the top edge, while the second lion is at the bottom. Swirling clouds complete the tsuba. These stylized lions are called "Shishi" lions or Fu dogs. They do not resemble actual lions because their iconography was developed in China from painted images of lions brought into China. Lions are not native to either China or Japan.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
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CC0
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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
7.6
height
7.4
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 x W: 2 15/16 x D: 3/16 in. (7.63 x 7.41 x 0.46 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Seal] 椙浦; [Transliteration] Sugiura; [Signature] 行宗作; [Translation] Yukimune saku
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silver alloy
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5796
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JMA
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none
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photo
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