Tsuka with Dragons

18th-19th century (Edo) L: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) Citation Source image

Each of the two menuki is in the shape of a dragon. The kashira depicts a third dragon on a background of stylized flowers in octagon lozenges. This is part of a mounted set.

Artifact

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79213
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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