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Source Description
Gentoku (Ch. Liu Bei [Liu Pei]) (161-223) was the first emperor of the Kingdom of Shu at the beginning of the Chinese Three Kingdoms period. His rise to power is one of the subjects of the 14th-century novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." This is part of a set with Walters 51.1068.
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Document identity
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34213
label
Kashira with the Chinese Emperor Gentoku
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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34213
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kashira with the Chinese Emperor Gentoku
description
Gentoku (Ch. Liu Bei [Liu Pei]) (161-223) was the first emperor of the Kingdom of Shu at the beginning of the Chinese Three Kingdoms period. His rise to power is one of the subjects of the 14th-century novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." This is part of a set with Walters 51.1068.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, nigurome (?), gold, silver
creator_ids
6038
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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