护手（马师皇图案） - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	护手（马师皇图案）
品名（英）	Sword Guard (Tsuba) Depicting Legendary Chinese Horse Doctor Mâshi Húang (馬師皇図鐔)
入馆年号	1881年，81.1.410
策展部门	武器和盔甲（Arms and Armor）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1800 - 公元 1850
创作地区	原产国: 日本（Country of Origin: Japan）
分类	剑家具Tsuba（Sword Furniture-Tsuba）
尺寸	高 2 11/16 英寸 (6.8 厘米); 宽 2 1/2 英寸 (3.8 厘米); thickness 3/16 英寸 (.5 厘米); 重 3.8 盎司 (107.7 g)
介绍（中）	这个tsuba是一个带圆角的梯形（aorigata）。正面（机车）是Mâshi Húang和一匹高浮雕的马（takabori。马是银色的，而Húang的中国长袍有不同的金色镶嵌图案。左上角显示了一条在云层中的金龙。反面（ura）留下了许多空白，只描绘了一个瀑布和年轻的松树（两棵用金色突出显示，两棵用shakudō突出显示） Mâshi Húang（日本Bashi Kō）是黄帝统治时期（公元前2698-2598年）的一位传奇的马兽医。"他知道马的主要症状，一旦接受治疗，马上就会好起来。有一条龙飞下来，低垂着耳朵，张开着下巴向他靠近。黄自言自语地说：‘这条龙病了，知道我能治好它。’于是，他在它的上唇下的嘴上进行了针灸，并给它喝了一汤甜草。"s吞咽，这使它得以恢复。之后，每当龙生病时，它就会从水窝里出来接受治疗。一天早晨，龙背着黄把他带走了。"（莱昂内尔，贾尔斯，1948年）。　中国神仙画廊。伦敦：约翰·默里。1979年重印。纽约：AMS出版社）
介绍（英）	This tsuba is of a trapezoidal shape with rounded corners (aorigata). It shows on the obverse (omote) Mâshi Húang and a horse in high relief (takabori). The horse is of silver whereas Húang’s Chinese robe has different patterns inlaid in gold. The top left part shows a golden dragon within clouds. The reverse (ura) leaves much empty space, depicting only a waterfall and young pines (two highlighted in gold, two in shakudō). Mâshi Húang (Japanese Bashi Kō) was a legendary equine veterinarian during the Yellow Emperor’s reign (2698-2598 BC). "He knew the vital symptoms in a horse’s constitution, and on receiving his treatment the animal would immediately get well. Once a dragon flew down and approached him with drooping ears and open jaws. Huang said to himself: ‘This dragon is ill and knows that I can effect a cure.’ Thereupon he performed acupuncture on its mouth just below the upper lip, and gave it a decoction of sweet herbs to swallow, which caused it to recover. Afterwards, whenever the dragon was ailing, it issued from its watery lair and presented itself for treatment. One morning the dragon took Huang on its back and bore him away." (Giles, Lionel. (1948).　A Gallery of Chinese Immortals. London: John Murray. 1979 reprint. New York: AMS Press)