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Source Description
At the right of the tsuba is a humble hut. In the hut, a man holds a book near the window. This is the legendary Chinese scholar Shoko. He read by moonlight. The moon and clouds are in the upper left of the tsuba. On the reverse is a waterfall under a pine tree.
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Document identity
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6534
label
Tsuba with Shoko Reading a Book by Moonlight
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Source metadata
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6534
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title
Tsuba with Shoko Reading a Book by Moonlight
description
At the right of the tsuba is a humble hut. In the hut, a man holds a book near the window. This is the legendary Chinese scholar Shoko. He read by moonlight. The moon and clouds are in the upper left of the tsuba. On the reverse is a waterfall under a pine tree.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
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2
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2
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import
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2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm)
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Japanese
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none
med
shibuichi, gold
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6194
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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61594e09047f335d
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2
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photo
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