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Source Description
On either side of the tsuba, a dragon is shown entwined with clouds. Dragons are associated with water and often depicted with clouds or waves. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
7774
label
Tsuba with Dragon in Clouds
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obj
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object
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4
Source metadata
id
7774
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Dragon in Clouds
description
On either side of the tsuba, a dragon is shown entwined with clouds. Dragons are associated with water and often depicted with clouds or waves. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1824-1876 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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4
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4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 蛟一則鐫之; [Transliteration] Kô Kazunori sen kore; [Translation] Kô Kazunori carved this; [Seal] unread
med
silver, gold, shibuichi
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6144
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JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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