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Source Description
Two figures are depicted at the upper right of this tsuba. The one in the back is the Taoist immortal Chokaro (Ch. Zhang Guo [Chang Kuo]). From the gourd in his hand, he has released his magic mule. The mule stays in the gourd until Chokaro calls it forth. Chokaro's spirit rides the mule in the upper left of the tsuba. On the reverse, a pagoda in the mountains is shown at the upper left.
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Document identity
localId
4211
label
Tsuba with the Taoist Immortal Chokaro
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
4211
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with the Taoist Immortal Chokaro
description
Two figures are depicted at the upper right of this tsuba. The one in the back is the Taoist immortal Chokaro (Ch. Zhang Guo [Chang Kuo]). From the gourd in his hand, he has released his magic mule. The mule stays in the gourd until Chokaro calls it forth. Chokaro's spirit rides the mule in the upper left of the tsuba. On the reverse, a pagoda in the mountains is shown at the upper left.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.5
height
6.2
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 9/16 x 2 7/16 x 1/8 in. (6.51 x 6.19 x 0.39 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, gold, shakudo, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
ebd1ecdf51fb1d9c
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
type
photo
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ce83bcc4c2a79c3b
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no
hasDescription
no