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| Keywords: Oyama Motozane I - Tsuba with the Chinese General Kanyu on His Horse - Walters 51180 - Mark.jpg The mounted figure along the right edge of this tsuba is 2nd-century Chinese general Kanyu Ch Guan Yu Kuan Yu Stories of his activities during the Three Kingdoms period are told in the 14th-century novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms He is recognizable by his long black beard He was sometimes called Lord of the Splendid Black Beard On the reverse of the tsuba is the back of his horse and a pine tree between 1741 1830 Edo shibuichi copper gold silver shakudo cm 7 15 6 68 0 39 accession number 51 180 15185 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Sekijoken/Motozane with kakihan place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Oyama Motozane I Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Guan Yu | ||||
