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Source Description
This tsuka is made as one piece, without separate fuchi, kashira and menuki. A fierce dragon is wrapped around a background of clouds and waves. Dragons are associated with water, so they are often depicted with clouds or waves. The inscription seems to be from a 12th-century text written in Chinese, followed by the artist's name. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
13718
label
Tsuka with Dragon, Clouds, and Waves
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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13718
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Tsuka with Dragon, Clouds, and Waves
description
This tsuka is made as one piece, without separate fuchi, kashira and menuki. A fierce dragon is wrapped around a background of clouds and waves. Dragons are associated with water, so they are often depicted with clouds or waves. The inscription seems to be from a 12th-century text written in Chinese, followed by the artist's name. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1831-1889 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
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6
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6
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Inscription] 大江匡圀属余制否神剣為試剛刀; [Transliteration] Ôe Masakuni
zoku yo sei hi
kami katana tame shi
goto; [Signature] 一柳友壽; [Translation] Ichiryû Tomotoshi
med
silver, gold
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4406
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JMA
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none
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