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Source Description
The face of a man dominated this kashira. At the lower left, his hand is raised to his cheek. He is either Boddhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, or a Buddhist holy man ("arhat").
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Document identity
localId
21830
label
Kashira with the Face of a Man
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
21830
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object
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normalized
title
Kashira with the Face of a Man
description
The face of a man dominated this kashira. At the lower left, his hand is raised to his cheek. He is either Boddhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, or a Buddhist holy man ("arhat").
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1696-1769 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kashira
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handles
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 政隨; [Translation] Shôzui
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shibuichi, gold
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6114
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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05295b9359a82d90
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no
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2
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photo
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e163692a1cc70eae
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