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| Keywords: Tsuchiya Yasuchika VII - Tsuba with Sh么ki the Demon Queller Chasing Demons - Walters 5196.jpg On a cloud at the upper right stands the demon queller Sh鬹i He is dressed in Chinese-style armor The cloud continues below the central opening of the tsuba to where a demon runs away from Sh鬹i This motif continues on the reverse of the tsuba where two more demons are shown fleeing The reverse was over cleaned at some point in the tsuba's history resulting in a loss in detail The legend of Sh鬹i originated in China Sh鬹i was an aspiring scholar in China who committed suicide when he failed the examinations to become a government official The emperor when he realized the degree of Sh鬹i's commitment to service awarded him the title of doctor Sh鬹i then appeared to the emperor in a dream where he vowed to protect the empire from demons to show his gratitude As one might expect on a sword fitting Sh鬹i is depicted as a fierce and devoted warrior quelling three demons between 1819 1880 late Edo-Meiji shakudo copper shibuichi gold silver at indent cm 7 9 6 75 0 45 accession number 51 96 25926 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Yasuchika; Transcription Ni oite Buk么 sodetome urabe saku kore o; Translation This was made at Edo in Bush没 on the coast for a coming-of-age ceremony place of origin Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tosogu Japanese sword fittings in the Walters Art Museum Tsuchiya Yasuchika VII Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
