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Source Description
This tsuba shows two dragonflies facing each other across the central opening. The upper dragonfly is executed in silver and gold. The lower is made from a silver alloy. The bodies of both dragonflies continue on the back. Dragonflies are a symbol of autumn. They are also a reference to the islands of Japan because the shape of the islands has been said to resemble a dragonfly.
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Document identity
localId
37410
label
Tsuba with Dragonflies
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
37410
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Dragonflies
description
This tsuba shows two dragonflies facing each other across the central opening. The upper dragonfly is executed in silver and gold. The lower is made from a silver alloy. The bodies of both dragonflies continue on the back. Dragonflies are a symbol of autumn. They are also a reference to the islands of Japan because the shape of the islands has been said to resemble a dragonfly.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1800
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.1
height
7.7
dimensionsRaw
3 3/16 x 3 in. (8.1 x 7.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
iron, silver, gold, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
a43056f3af72851b
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
d998831b91e03049
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no