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Source Description
A figure is shown riding on the back of a dragon in clouds. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1440.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
34916
label
Menuki with Dragon and Rider
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
34916
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Menuki with Dragon and Rider
description
A figure is shown riding on the back of a dragon in clouds. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1440.
provenance
Rev. Winthrop Brainerd, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by gift.
date
1st half 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
menuki
sword components
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2
height
3.4
dimensionsRaw
13/16 x 1 5/16 in. (2 x 3.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
copper alloy, shakudo, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
58f144dca4c0a551