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Source Description
The Chinese sage Shinnô (Ch. Shen Nong) sits by a tree near a stream chewing on grass. Shinnô wears a coat of leaves and has two small horns on his head. He is one of the legendary rulers of China, so he is often called an emperor. Shinnô is credited with inventing the plow and the harp. He also expanded the number of ideograms for the written language from eight to sixty-four. On the reverse of the tsuba is a waterfall.
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Document identity
localId
6515
label
Tsuba with Shinno (Ch. Shen Nong)
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
6515
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Shinno (Ch. Shen Nong)
description
The Chinese sage Shinnô (Ch. Shen Nong) sits by a tree near a stream chewing on grass. Shinnô wears a coat of leaves and has two small horns on his head. He is one of the legendary rulers of China, so he is often called an emperor. Shinnô is credited with inventing the plow and the harp. He also expanded the number of ideograms for the written language from eight to sixty-four. On the reverse of the tsuba is a waterfall.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.9
height
7.4
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
3 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 1/4 in. (7.9 x 7.4 x 0.65 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, gold, shibuichi
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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9acf0060e2d01579
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
type
photo
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bf7c5d76c0830595
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no
hasDescription
no