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Source Description
A tiger crouches at the right side of this tsuba. Across the top is a dragon. The reverse shows the dragon's tail and a waterfall. Pairings of dragons and tigers show the power of the elements (the dragon) over even strong animals (the tiger).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
28413
label
Tsuba with a Tiger and a Dragon
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
28413
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Tiger and a Dragon
description
A tiger crouches at the right side of this tsuba. Across the top is a dragon. The reverse shows the dragon's tail and a waterfall. Pairings of dragons and tigers show the power of the elements (the dragon) over even strong animals (the tiger).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.3
height
5.7
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
2 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in. (6.3 x 5.74 x 0.38 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Seal] Naoshige; [Signature] 鉄元堂 正楽; [Translation] Tetsugendo/Shoraku
med
iron, gold
creator_ids
4695
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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c47752d167193107
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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39f64fd21d8c3aa5
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no
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no