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Tanegashima
"
Rifle
-
detail
of
mechanism
metalwork
Description
Flint
and
safety
pin
lacking
, but
otherwise
in
excellent
condition
.
So
,
too
,
is
the
lacquered
,
fitted
case
, with its
identifying
mon
, or
crest
of the
daimyo
clan
for
whom
it
was
made
. The
firearm
refers
to
one
of the
most
interesting
periods
of
Japanese
history
, and
can
be
dated
to a
fairly
precise
time
period
,
because
such
weapons
did
not
exist
in
Japan
before
they were
introduced
by the
Portuguese
in
1543
. The
Portuguese
had been
blown
off
course
in a
storm
and
made
landfall
at
Tanegashima
, a
small
island
off
the
coast
of
Kyushu
(hence
the
name
"
Tanegashima
"
Rifle)
. This
weapon
is
much
more
rare
than a
samurai
sword
because
the
time
when
it
was in
use
was of
such
short
duration
.
Use
of
such
guns
was
banned
early
in the
Edo
period
. This
rifle
is
heavy
!
Metal
fittings
with
lion
on
butt
end
. On
lower
surface
of the
rifle
,
metal
fittings
, as in
sword
furniture
, with
cloud
pattern
near
the
end
(cf
.
smoke
from
firing)
.
Halfway
down
is
a
flaming
jewel
.
Back
near
the
trigger
, a
3-clawed
dragon
form
in the
clouds
.
Behind
the
dragon
is
a
character
on a
round
metal
insert
; then the
trigger
; on the
bottom
of the
butt
,
another
character
. On the
sides
of the
shoulder
piece
is
further
decoration
(left
side
,
cherry
blossoms
;
right
side
,
kara-shishi
[Chinese
lion-dog)
, and on
upper
surface
is
peony
,
often
associated
with the
lion-dog
in
Japanese
decorative
arts
.
Above
the
trigger
is
a
samurai
helmet
; on the
metal
assembly
is
another
character
,
prob
. the
maker's
symbol
.
Lacquered
case
is
shaped
to
fit
the
rifle
, and
bears
the
mon
of a
five-petaled
flower
with
circular
petals
,
possibly
a
plum
,
within
a
circle
.
Country
Japan
Historical Period
Japan - Edo-Tokugawa 1615 - 1868
Date of Content
circa
17th
century
Photographer/Recorder
Anderson
,
Christie
IDEAS Topic
Daily Life-Material Culture
Government-Military
Related Record
soclaa000727
Work of Art, Present Location
Emison
Art
Museum
Type
Still
image
Format
Image/jpg
Date Photographed/Recorded
10/15/2007
Permissions
Materials
may
be
used
for
educational
,
non-commercial
purposes
only
.
Acknowledgement
to be
given
to the
ASIANetwork-Luce
Asian
Art
in the
Undergraduate
Curriculum
Project
and to the
college
from
whose
collection
the
work
comes
. The
individual
college
retains
copyright
to the
work
.
IDEAS Collection
ASIANetwork-Luce
Asian
Art
in the
Undergraduate
Curriculum
Project
Institution Name
DePauw
University
IDEAS Identifier
soclaa000732
Collection Editor
Kucera
,
Karil
Image preparator
Sonnichsen
,
Amy
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