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Source Description
Seated at the lower left of the tsuba is the 12th-century monk Saigyô. Saigyô was a palace guard who became a Buddhist monk at the age of twenty three when the Emperor Toba abdicated and became a monk. Saigyô wandered the country until he died in Kyoto at the age of seventy three. Here he is shown gazing at Mt. Fuji, which is shown on the upper left of the tsuba. Saigyô's traveling hat rests beside him. The reverse of the tsuba shows pine trees and birds. The holes for the utility knife and hair pick are indicated in the background, but do not appear to have actually been cut through the tsuba.
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Document identity
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8898
label
Tsuba with Saigyô Gazing at Mt. Fuji
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obj
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Source metadata
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8898
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Saigyô Gazing at Mt. Fuji
description
Seated at the lower left of the tsuba is the 12th-century monk Saigyô. Saigyô was a palace guard who became a Buddhist monk at the age of twenty three when the Emperor Toba abdicated and became a monk. Saigyô wandered the country until he died in Kyoto at the age of seventy three. Here he is shown gazing at Mt. Fuji, which is shown on the upper left of the tsuba. Saigyô's traveling hat rests beside him. The reverse of the tsuba shows pine trees and birds. The holes for the utility knife and hair pick are indicated in the background, but do not appear to have actually been cut through the tsuba.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (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
7.7
height
7
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 x W: 2 3/4 x D: 3/16 in. (7.65 x 7 x 0.48 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Goto School
inscriptions
[Signature] 森邨厚隆; [Translation] Morimura Atsutaka (kao)
med
copper, shibuichi, silver, gold, shakudo
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2454
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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