Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 3 pages
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
The menuki on the front of the hilt depicts the deity Fudô Myô-ô, the Immovable One. Behind him is a mandorla of flames. Fudô Myô-ô is one of the five Kings of Light who protect the Buddhist faithful. His fierce expression is intended to scare away evil spirits. He is almost always shown with a sword in his right hand and a rope in his left hand. The menuki on the reverse is the Sanskrit syllable "ham" which indicates Fudô Myô-ô. His acolyte Kongara Dôji appears on the kashira. Another acolyte, Seitaka Dôji, appears on the fuchi. This is part of a mounted set in which all the pieces are related to Fudô Myô-ô.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
79588
label
Tsuka with Fudô Myô-ô and Kongara Dôji
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79588
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Fudô Myô-ô and Kongara Dôji
description
The menuki on the front of the hilt depicts the deity Fudô Myô-ô, the Immovable One. Behind him is a mandorla of flames. Fudô Myô-ô is one of the five Kings of Light who protect the Buddhist faithful. His fierce expression is intended to scare away evil spirits. He is almost always shown with a sword in his right hand and a rope in his left hand. The menuki on the reverse is the Sanskrit syllable "ham" which indicates Fudô Myô-ô. His acolyte Kongara Dôji appears on the kashira. Another acolyte, Seitaka Dôji, appears on the fuchi. This is part of a mounted set in which all the pieces are related to Fudô Myô-ô.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acqistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (?) (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
menuki
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
none
med
wood, gold, ray skin
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
b8227b8755a1fbe8
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
ea85894a0b920d68
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
3
type
photo
mediaId
e58b555cc833a1a4
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no