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Source Description
A demon, called an "oni" in Japanese, is depicted crouched down looking at mushrooms. Kiyotoshi cleverly crafted the demon's body using the holes for the sword and short knife found in any tsuba. The demon wears the typical costume of a tiger skin loincloth and carries a Chinese-style fan. Gold highlights the demon's eyes, wrist, ankle, and loincloth. The reverse shows the demon in left profile under a full moon. While demons were originally symbols of evil, they are often depicted in humorous situations.
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Document identity
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26675
label
Tsuba with an ""Oni"" (Demon)
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Source metadata
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26675
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title
Tsuba with an ""Oni"" (Demon)
description
A demon, called an "oni" in Japanese, is depicted crouched down looking at mushrooms. Kiyotoshi cleverly crafted the demon's body using the holes for the sword and short knife found in any tsuba. The demon wears the typical costume of a tiger skin loincloth and carries a Chinese-style fan. Gold highlights the demon's eyes, wrist, ankle, and loincloth. The reverse shows the demon in left profile under a full moon. While demons were originally symbols of evil, they are often depicted in humorous situations.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1804-1876 (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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4
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4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
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Japanese
style
Tanaka School
inscriptions
[Signature] 一家式; [Translation] Ikkashi; [Signature] 竜叟法眼; [Translation] Ryûsô Hôgen
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iron with copper alloy, gold, silver
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6968
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JMA
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none
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