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Source Description
This figure is the Chinese immortal Gama, with a three-legged frog on his back. Gama's spirit was able to leave his body to wander and once returned to find the body unfit. He put his spirit into the nearest creature, which was a frog. He is often paired with the immortal Tekkai, shown on Walters 51.1122, because they both had the ability to send their spirits out of their bodies.
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Document identity
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8270
label
Kashira with the Chinese Immortal Gama
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object
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Source metadata
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8270
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object
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title
Kashira with the Chinese Immortal Gama
description
This figure is the Chinese immortal Gama, with a three-legged frog on his back. Gama's spirit was able to leave his body to wander and once returned to find the body unfit. He put his spirit into the nearest creature, which was a frog. He is often paired with the immortal Tekkai, shown on Walters 51.1122, because they both had the ability to send their spirits out of their bodies.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
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shibuichi, gold
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6194
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JMA
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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