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Source Description
A gold dragon is coiled around this tsuba with his head at the upper right. Parts of the dragon's body are obscured by clouds. Dragons are often depicted with clouds because they are associated with the sky and water. Dragons are considered the most powerful creatures.
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Document identity
localId
20583
label
Tsuba with Dragon in Clouds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
20583
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Dragon in Clouds
description
A gold dragon is coiled around this tsuba with his head at the upper right. Parts of the dragon's body are obscured by clouds. Dragons are often depicted with clouds because they are associated with the sky and water. Dragons are considered the most powerful creatures.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Place and Signature] 長州萩住 光孝作; [Transliteration] Choshû Hagi ju/Mitsutaka saku; [Translation] Residing in Hagi
Choshû/made by Mitsutaka
med
shakudo, gold
creator_ids
3490
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2941b5c2c0c83d51
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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545492d518f0bc61
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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c1a26c09c7d70db2
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no
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no