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Source Description
This tsuba probably depicts the Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi [Wang Hsi-chih], who lived in the 4th century BC. He is shown with a long scroll in his hand and a boy attendant. The bird at the upper left is a crane raised by Wang Xizhi [Wang Hsi-chih].
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Document identity
localId
5358
label
Tsuba with Wang Xizhi
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
5358
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Wang Xizhi
description
This tsuba probably depicts the Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi [Wang Hsi-chih], who lived in the 4th century BC. He is shown with a long scroll in his hand and a boy attendant. The bird at the upper left is a crane raised by Wang Xizhi [Wang Hsi-chih].
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1825 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.6
height
6.1
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 1/8 in. (6.6 x 6.08 x 0.35 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Mito School
inscriptions
[Signature] 弘親; [Translation] Hirochika
med
shibuichi, gold, silver, gilt
creator_ids
6506
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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f0d721562e6632ae
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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336ddcdaa0d75dc7
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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97c3512b3db1280c
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no
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no