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Source Description
This scene is the famous armor-tugging ("kusazuri-biki") episode between the warriors Asahina Saburo and Soga Gorô in the late 12th or early 13th century. Gorô was rushing to protect his brother Tarô. Asahina held him back by grabbing hold of Gorô's armor. Asahina was so strong that the armor broke in his hands. The scene was part of a kabuki play and regularly performed in the 18th century. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1048.
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Document identity
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6168
label
Kashira with Asahina Saburo Grasping Soga Gorô's Armor
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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6168
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kashira with Asahina Saburo Grasping Soga Gorô's Armor
description
This scene is the famous armor-tugging ("kusazuri-biki") episode between the warriors Asahina Saburo and Soga Gorô in the late 12th or early 13th century. Gorô was rushing to protect his brother Tarô. Asahina held him back by grabbing hold of Gorô's armor. Asahina was so strong that the armor broke in his hands. The scene was part of a kabuki play and regularly performed in the 18th century. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1048.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi (?), gold, copper
creator_ids
5325
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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b4466a8ba2419c2f