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Source Description
Three gold dragons are depicted as though they are weaving their bodies in and out of the background. The background is a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
3502
label
Tsuba with Dragons
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
3502
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Dragons
description
Three gold dragons are depicted as though they are weaving their bodies in and out of the background. The background is a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo-Meij)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.8
height
7.8
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 x W: 3 1/16 x D: 1/4 in. (7.8 x 7.8 x 0.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
gold, copper, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
363387177da96c6a
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
cd4bc1b2bfd5d56c
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no