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Source Description
This tsuba is decorated with six cartouches of dragons and a ground of fine fish egg ("nanako-ji") patterning. Four appear on the front and two are on the back. Each dragon is executed in a different metal. Dragons are a symbol of power and popularly depicted in Japanese art. Both secondary holes of this tsuba have been plugged.
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Document identity
localId
12079
label
Tsuba with Dragons in Cartouches
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
12079
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Dragons in Cartouches
description
This tsuba is decorated with six cartouches of dragons and a ground of fine fish egg ("nanako-ji") patterning. Four appear on the front and two are on the back. Each dragon is executed in a different metal. Dragons are a symbol of power and popularly depicted in Japanese art. Both secondary holes of this tsuba have been plugged.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1825-1850 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.6
height
7.2
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
3 x 2 13/16 x 1/8 in. (7.6 x 7.18 x 0.38 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Oyama School
inscriptions
[Signature] 丹霞斎 元章; [Translation] Tankasai/Motoaki (kao)
med
shakudo, copper, gold, silver, shibuichi
creator_ids
16465
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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509f2c3d899c97d1
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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4d998415f86a680e
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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672eb7e1c4536bad
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no
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no