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| Keywords: Ishikawa Hirosada - Tsuba with Ch么un Rescuing Gentoku's Infant - Walters 51355 - Back.jpg Ch魎n Ch Zhao Yun Chao Yun was a 3rd-century warrior fighting in support of the Chinese emperor Gentoku Ch Liu Bei Liu Pei At the battle of Changfan Kiao the emperor had to flee leaving behind his wife and infant son Ch魎n rescued the son While fleeing with the boy he had to leap with his horse across a great chasm On the tsuba Ch魎n is depicted on the right leaping over the chasm The infant's head is barely visible near the horse's mane On the reverse another warrior is shown riding past a tree This may be one of Ch魎n's pursuers 1st half Other date century 19 late Edo shibuichi gold and copper details cm 7 3 accession number 51 355 17534 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Kitsuru Hirosada kao ; Signature Shugensai place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tosogu Japanese sword fittings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ishikawa Hirosada | ||||
