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A Raja with his Ladies; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Jodhpur?
- Title
- A Raja with his Ladies
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Jodhpur?
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.140
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.56291
- Primary Keywords
- buildings
- figures
- males
- sword
- torch
A Soldier Killing a Naked Man; Hieronymous Hopfer; After Agostino Veneziano (di Musi)
- Title
- A Soldier Killing a Naked Man
- Artist
- Hieronymous Hopfer
- Artist Life Dates
- (Augsburg, ca. 1500 - 1563(?), Nuremberg)
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1530
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.376
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- death
- figures
- nudes
- seated
- soldier
- sword
Kagoshima Senki [Records of the Battle of Kagoshima]; left page of triptych; Toyohara Chikanobu
- Title
- Kagoshima Senki [Records of the Battle of Kagoshima]; left page of triptych
- Artist
- Toyohara Chikanobu
- Artist Life Dates
- Takada, Niigata-ken, 1838 - 1912
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1877
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.71
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, one of triptych
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- battle
- buildings
- figures
- horses
- saint
- sword
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga; Alonzo Chappel
- Title
- Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
- Artist
- Alonzo Chappel
- Artist Life Dates
- 1828-1887
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- before 1856
- Accession Number
- 1895.37
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- candles
- fort ticonderoga
- groups
- males
- sword
Portrait of Maharaja Balbir Sen of Mandi; Artist Unknown India, Mandi, Himechal Predesh
- Title
- Portrait of Maharaja Balbir Sen of Mandi
- Artist
- Artist Unknown India, Mandi, Himechal Predesh
- Physical Description
- Balbir Sen of Mandi sits with his legs tucked under him against a purplish bolster on an oval orange carpet with a green border. He wears a white garment with green borders and some jewelry: a ring, bracelets, an armlet, necklaces, earrings and wears a green turban with a turban jewel across the front, surmounted by a black feathered aigrette. A sword signifying his rank lies across his body. He sits in strict profile with a heavy black beard and mustache. The paper is plain and uncolored except around the figure, which is painted against a white wash taking the shape of the seated man and his setting.
- Inscriptions in devanagari script are above the painting.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1825
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.119
- Medium and Support
- opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- jewelry
- portraits
- royalty
- sword
- turban
- warriors
Virabhadra plaque; Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Title
- Virabhadra plaque
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Century
- 17th–18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century - 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.43
- Medium and Support
- brass (?)
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- goddess
- ram's heads
- sword
The Conversion of Paul; Georg Pecham
- Title
- The Conversion of Paul
- Artist
- Georg Pecham
- Artist Life Dates
- d. 1604
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- before 1604
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.73
- Medium and Support
- pen, wash and watercolor on cream paper
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- armor
- clouds
- deity
- horses
- lances
- sword
A Scholar Riding on a Sword; Kanô School, after Kanô Motonobu (1476-1559)
- Title
- A Scholar Riding on a Sword
- Artist
- Kanô School, after Kanô Motonobu (1476-1559)
- Century
- mid- to late 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1650-1700
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.89
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- daoism
- figures
- mythology
- sword
- water
- waves
Yao Ritual Scroll; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Yao Ritual Scroll
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- mid 19th century–mid 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.123
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on cotton
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- figures
- horses
- rites and rituals
- sword
Hanuman; Artist Unknown, India, Northwest India
- Title
- Hanuman
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Northwest India
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century - 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.50
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- casts (sculpture)
- hanuman
- hinduism
- maces
- sword
Judith Seated in an Arch; Hans Sebald Beham
- Title
- Judith Seated in an Arch
- Artist
- Hans Sebald Beham
- Artist Life Dates
- 1500-1550
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1547
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.16
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- arches
- figures
- head
- nudes
- seated
- sword
Yao Ritual Scroll; Artist Unknown, China
- Title
- Yao Ritual Scroll
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- mid 19th century–mid 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.136
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on cotton
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- buildings
- figures
- gods
- rites and rituals
- sword
Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu) seated on a lion; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Bodhisattva Mañjusri (J. Monju Bosatsu) seated on a lion
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 18th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.49
- Medium and Support
- ema, ink and color on wood panel
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- lion
- lotus
- manjusri
- sword
The Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington; Anonymous British
- Title
- The Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington
- Artist
- Anonymous British
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1785
- Accession Number
- 1972/2.337B
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 7.48155
- Primary Keywords
- cart
- figures
- seated
- sword
- water
- wheel
Melencolia I; Albrecht Dürer
- Title
- Melencolia I
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Artist Life Dates
- (Nüremberg, 1471 - 1528)
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1514
- Accession Number
- 1959/2.90
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.40193
- Primary Keywords
- animals
- bridges
- buildings
- seated
- sword
- water
- winged
Tsuba (sword guard) with iris design; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with iris design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- It is a round, openwork iron tsuba, in the design of three interconnected irises. The two holes are plugged with gold.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1780
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.8
- Medium and Support
- iron and gold
- relevance
- rank 7.40193
- Primary Keywords
- flowers (plants)
- iron
- leaf (plant material)
- sword
The Denial of Peter; Schelte Adams Bolswert; after Gerard Seghers
- Title
- The Denial of Peter
- Artist
- Schelte Adams Bolswert
- Artist Life Dates
- ca. 1581 - 1659
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1610-1638
- Accession Number
- 1994/2.3
- Medium and Support
- engraving on medium weight, lightly textured beige laid papaer
- relevance
- rank 7.40193
- Primary Keywords
- cards
- figures
- money
- spear
- st. peter
- sword
The Slaying of Laius, Plate 3 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'; Kurt Seligmann
- Title
- The Slaying of Laius, Plate 3 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'
- Artist
- Kurt Seligmann
- Artist Life Dates
- 1900-1962
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1944
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.97.3
- Medium and Support
- etching on off-white wove paper
- relevance
- rank 7.40193
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- chariots
- laius
- mythology
- oedipus
- surrealism
- sword
Ajax; Carlo Naya
- Title
- Ajax
- Artist
- Carlo Naya
- Artist Life Dates
- Active from the late 1860s
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1860
- Accession Number
- 1989/2.96
- Medium and Support
- albumen print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.40193
- Primary Keywords
- helmet
- males
- nudes
- sculpture
- stone
- sword
- walking
Faramurz taken Prisoner, Shah-nameh of Ferdowski; Artist Unknown, Iran
- Title
- Faramurz taken Prisoner, Shah-nameh of Ferdowski
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Iran
- Physical Description
- A leaf from a manuscript with two sections of calligraphy and one section of painting at the middle.
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1965/1.180
- Medium and Support
- tempera on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.40193
- Primary Keywords
- armor
- calligraphy
- iran (nation)
- islamic
- shahnama
- sword
St. Demetrius; Joannes Charalampos
- Title
- St. Demetrius
- Artist
- Joannes Charalampos
- Artist Life Dates
- 18th century
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1757
- Accession Number
- 1976/2.78
- Medium and Support
- oil, gold and silver on panel
- relevance
- rank 7.40193
- Primary Keywords
- arrows
- buildings
- figures
- horses
- lances
- saint
- sword
Design For a Fireplace; Artist Unknown, Germany
- Title
- Design For a Fireplace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Germany
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.63
- Medium and Support
- pen, ink and wash
- relevance
- rank 7.40193
- Primary Keywords
- figures
- interiors
- portraits
- scales (weighing devices)
- sword
Protective Amulet; Artist Unknown Taiwan
- Title
- Protective Amulet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Taiwan
- Physical Description
- Plaque in the form of a snarling lion's face holding a double-edged "severn star" (here only three of the seven stars are depicted as large dots connected by lines) sword in its mouth and ornamented with a red octagon containing the characters for "daqi" surrounded by eight trigrams on its forehead.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/2.44
- Medium and Support
- polychrome on wood
- relevance
- rank 7.40193
- Primary Keywords
- amulet
- demon
- lion
- plaque (flat object)
- sword
Scène de pillage d'une maison de paysans; Jacques Callot
- Title
- Scène de pillage d'une maison de paysans
- Artist
- Jacques Callot
- Artist Life Dates
- 1592-1635
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1627-1628
- Accession Number
- 1970/1.192
- Medium and Support
- black chalk and bistre wash
- relevance
- rank 7.32398
- Primary Keywords
- cart
- dogs
- horses
- house
- soldiers
- sword
- trees
- villages
Triumph of St. Michael; Verso: Female Head; Anonymous Italian (Venetian)
- Title
- Triumph of St. Michael; Verso: Female Head
- Artist
- Anonymous Italian (Venetian)
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.39
- Medium and Support
- pen, wash, crayon and Sanguine on white paper
- relevance
- rank 7.32398
- Primary Keywords
- armor
- figures
- michael
- saint
- satan
- standing
- sword
- winged
Pallas (one of a set of three with Venus and Juno); Hendrick Goltzius
- Title
- Pallas (one of a set of three with Venus and Juno)
- Artist
- Hendrick Goltzius
- Artist Life Dates
- 1558 - 1617
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1596
- Accession Number
- 1975/1.83
- Medium and Support
- engraving on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 7.32398
- Primary Keywords
- armor
- musical instruments
- seated
- sword
- venus
- weaponry
- weapons
Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III, 1764; William Hogarth
- Title
- Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III, 1764
- Artist
- William Hogarth
- Physical Description
- A figure in elaborate costume with a fur-lined cloak, ruff collar, and medal leans on a bed or couch, a sword in his left hand and right raised with palm outstretched. He faces the viewer but does not look at the viewer. Overturned at his feet is a suit of armor. He is placed within a military tent and to the left is a distant landscape with other tents and figures gathered around a fire, suggesting this is a nocturnal scene.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1697-1764
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1746
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.60
- Medium and Support
- etching and engraving with stipple on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.32398
- Primary Keywords
- actors
- armor
- crucifix
- king
- lamp
- sword
- tent
- theaters
A Scene from 'La Gerusalemme Liberata:' Tancred and Clorinda; Laurent de La Hyre
- Title
- A Scene from 'La Gerusalemme Liberata:' Tancred and Clorinda
- Artist
- Laurent de La Hyre
- Artist Life Dates
- 1606-1656
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- before 1630
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.88
- Medium and Support
- black and white chalk on brown paper, laid down
- relevance
- rank 7.32398
- Primary Keywords
- child
- children
- figures
- nudes
- reclining
- soldier
- standing
- sword
Lot and His Daughters; Lucas Van Leyden
- Title
- Lot and His Daughters
- Artist
- Lucas Van Leyden
- Artist Life Dates
- 1494-1533
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1530
- Accession Number
- 1953/1.49
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.32398
- Primary Keywords
- cups
- males
- nudes
- pitcher
- seated
- sword
- trees
- vessels
Bhairava; Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Title
- Bhairava
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Century
- 16th – 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century - 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.55
- Medium and Support
- copper
- relevance
- rank 7.24765
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- drums
- hinduism
- hounds
- musical instruments
- shiva
- standing
- sword
The Sword is Drawn, the Navy Upholds it!; Kenyon Cox; The H. C. Miner Litho. Co. (printer)
- Title
- The Sword is Drawn, the Navy Upholds it!
- Artist
- Kenyon Cox
- Physical Description
- Text: "The Sword is Drawn The Navy Upholds It!" - U.S. Navy Recruiting Station - 115 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn - (scroll text) We Can Do No Otherwise
- Artist Life Dates
- 1856-1919
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1917-1919
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.35.25
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.24765
- Primary Keywords
- cape
- clouds
- paper
- posters
- sword
- wars
- water
- world war i
Bodhisattva Mañjusri; Tibet
- Title
- Bodhisattva Mañjusri
- Artist
- Tibet
- Physical Description
- A woodblock print, with monochromatic black ink. The impression is good, especially given the detail of the design, although the block appears to have been worn at the outside edges.
- Century
- 20th century?
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century (?)
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.808A
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.24765
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- himalayan
- lion
- lotus
- manjusri
- moon
- sun
- sword
Devimahatmya manuscript: A Demon Warrior Worships Devi (fol. no. 44r); Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School; Attributed to
- Title
- Devimahatmya manuscript: A Demon Warrior Worships Devi (fol. no. 44r)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.139
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.24765
- Primary Keywords
- buildings
- calligraphy
- deity
- figures
- glass
- interiors
- seated
- sword
- vessels
A Frieze of Horsemen; Polidoro da Caravaggio
- Title
- A Frieze of Horsemen
- Artist
- Polidoro da Caravaggio
- Artist Life Dates
- c. 1495-c.1543
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1951/2.32
- Medium and Support
- pen, bistre and wash on white paper
- relevance
- rank 7.24765
- Primary Keywords
- armor
- drums
- figures
- frieze
- horn
- horses
- musical instruments
- sword
Six-armed Bodhisattva Mañjusri, standing, with two celestial attendants; Artist Unknown, India
- Title
- Six-armed Bodhisattva Mañjusri, standing, with two celestial attendants
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- Mañjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, standing with two celestial attendants. This representation of Manjushri includes six arms, one of which holds a sword, while a narrow book (modeled after books made from palm leaves) lays across his upper hand. Manjushri is wearing an ornamented crown and necklace, and is encircled by a halo of flames.
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.109
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 7.24765
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- deity
- flames
- himalayan
- lotus
- manjusri
- sword
- vajrayana
Bodhisattva Mañjusri; Nepal
- Title
- Bodhisattva Mañjusri
- Artist
- Nepal
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.278
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 7.17290
- Primary Keywords
- bodhisattva
- buddhism
- himalayan
- lotus
- manjusri
- miniature (size attribute)
- sword
- vajrayana
Der Traum Vom Krieg, plate X, from 'Day and Dreams'; Max Beckmann
- Title
- Der Traum Vom Krieg, plate X, from 'Day and Dreams'
- Artist
- Max Beckmann
- Artist Life Dates
- 1884-1950
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1946
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.235
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.17290
- Primary Keywords
- armor
- cart
- expressionism
- figures
- head
- helmet
- horses
- reclining
- sword
- wheel
The Betrayal of Christ, No. 3 of the Series of 8 Prints from "The Passion"; Hans Sebald Beham
- Title
- The Betrayal of Christ, No. 3 of the Series of 8 Prints from "The Passion"
- Artist
- Hans Sebald Beham
- Artist Life Dates
- 1500-1550
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1535
- Accession Number
- 1949/1.103
- Medium and Support
- woodcut on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.09967
- Primary Keywords
- armor
- figures
- fishing
- jesus christ
- soldiers
- st. peter
- sword
- torch
- woman
Portrait of a Warrior (Minamoto no Yoritomo); Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Portrait of a Warrior (Minamoto no Yoritomo)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.266
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- relevance
- rank 6.88870
- Primary Keywords
- dragon
- figures
- full-length
- hanging scrolls
- hats
- interiors
- japan
- males
- seated
- sword
- table
- warriors
The Concert; Antoine Duclos; After Augustin de Saint-Aubin
- Title
- The Concert
- Artist
- Antoine Duclos
- Artist Life Dates
- 1742-1795
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1773
- Accession Number
- 1956/1.53
- Medium and Support
- etching and engraving on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 6.82114
- Primary Keywords
- cellos
- chairs
- costume
- curtain
- flutes
- harps
- interiors
- males
- music
- musical instruments
- sculpture
- seated
- sword
- window
Unidentified Kabuki Actor as Sword-face; Ueno Tadamasa
- Title
- Unidentified Kabuki Actor as Sword-face
- Artist
- Ueno Tadamasa
- Physical Description
- Color woodblock print of a kabuki actor on gray mica ground. Actor appears to be playing the role of a samurai, with his hair in a top-knot, a family crest on the arm of his kimono, and a sword complete with scabbard ornament. His head tilts downward seriously as his hand reaches to unsheath his sword.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1904-1970
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.18
- Medium and Support
- ink and gray mica on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.73502
- Primary Keywords
- actor
- kabuki
- prints
- sword
- theater
- ukiyo-e
- woodblock prints
Crossing the Yangtze on a Sword; Soga Shôhaku; Attributed to
- Title
- Crossing the Yangtze on a Sword
- Artist
- Soga Shôhaku
- Artist Life Dates
- (Ise , 1730 - 1781)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1963/1.96
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.70794
- Primary Keywords
- buddhism
- calligraphy
- figures
- hanging scroll
- japan
- rivers
- sword
- zen
- zen masters
Durga, seated, with sixteen arms; Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Title
- Durga, seated, with sixteen arms
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Physical Description
- Durga sits with her legs in a half lotus position, crossed in front of her, but not interlaced. She has a narrow waist and rounded pointy breasts with broad shoulders. Her front two hands hold a rosary (also in a reassuring gesture) and a pot. Her other hands fan out around her. Reading clockwise, she carries a wide assortment of weapons, an arrow, sword, feather, club, discus, trident and [?] on her right and conch, bell, noose, trident, club?, shield, bow and a kapala (skull cup). She has large open eyes and a full mouth and nose. She wears jewelry including necklaces and shoulder loops, armlets, bracelets and large floral earrings. Her crown rest atop her head, but there are wing-like elements that fan out behind her ears. She sits on a squared base with stylized lotus petals over simpler moldings.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.59
- Medium and Support
- copper
- relevance
- rank 6.56363
- Primary Keywords
- arrow
- bell (idiophone)
- club (weapon)
- conch shell
- deity
- discus
- feather
- flower (plant)
- hindu
- hinduism
- jewelry
- rosary
- seated
- sword
- trident
The Martyrdom of Sts. Valerian and Cecilia; Lorenzo Peracini
- Title
- The Martyrdom of Sts. Valerian and Cecilia
- Artist
- Lorenzo Peracini
- Artist Life Dates
- 18th century
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.52
- Medium and Support
- pen and black and brown ink with gray wash, laid down
- relevance
- rank 6.41546
- Primary Keywords
- dogs
- figures
- kneeling
- praying
- saint
- seated
- soldiers
- spears
- st. cecilia
- st. joseph
- st. valerian
- sword
Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics; Artist Unknown, Japan
- Title
- Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. Two figures, Kanzan and Jittoku, are carved on the lower right corner. Kanzan, who holds a scroll on his hand, and Jittoku, who holds a bloom stick and pointing to the sky, are looking upward. The two figures are carved slightly higher than the surface. On the back, there is the moon partially obscured by clouds. Gold and silver alloy inlays are applied to the moon and the clouds. Gold is also inlayed in their eyes, parts of the garments, and Kanzan's scroll. Shakudô (copper-gold alloy) is inlayed in Jittoku's bloom and his jacket collars.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.5
- Medium and Support
- iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
- relevance
- rank 6.28028
- Primary Keywords
- hilt
- monks
- moon
- scroll (motif)
- scroll painting
- sword
- zen
- zen masters