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Source Description
Dragons are symbols of power and regularly depicted in Japanese art. They are associated with the sky and water, so they are often shown with clouds. In this tsuba, the dragon's head and a front claw are at the top of the tsuba. Most of its body is in clouds and the tail reemerges at the bottom. On the reverse, one of the lower legs of dragon emerges from clouds. Both secondary holes in the tsuba have been plugged.
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Document identity
localId
18483
label
Tsuba with Dragon Ascending Through Clouds
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
18483
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Dragon Ascending Through Clouds
description
Dragons are symbols of power and regularly depicted in Japanese art. They are associated with the sky and water, so they are often shown with clouds. In this tsuba, the dragon's head and a front claw are at the top of the tsuba. Most of its body is in clouds and the tail reemerges at the bottom. On the reverse, one of the lower legs of dragon emerges from clouds. Both secondary holes in the tsuba have been plugged.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition uknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1844 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.9
height
7.3
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
3 1/8 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in. (7.88 x 7.3 x 0.43 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Otsuki School
inscriptions
[Date] 天保甲辰秋日 製; [Transliteration] Tempo kinoe tatsu shûjitsu/sei; [Translation] Made in the autumn
year of the dragon
Tempo era (1844); [Place] 雍州住; [Transliteration] Yôshû jû; [Translation] Residing in Yôshû [Signature] 篠山篤興; Sasayama Tokuoki; [Seal]
med
iron, gold, shibuichi
creator_ids
6330
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JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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