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Source Description
Two menuki in the shape of dragons are held to the tsuka with a silk cord. The kashira, like the matching fuchi, is decorated with waves. Dragons are associated with water and often depicted in waves or clouds. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79216
label
Tsuka with Dragon Menuki
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
79216
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Dragon Menuki
description
Two menuki in the shape of dragons are held to the tsuka with a silk cord. The kashira, like the matching fuchi, is decorated with waves. Dragons are associated with water and often depicted in waves or clouds. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
menuki
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 9 7/16 in. (23.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
gold, ray skin, silver
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
5506a88561aaf9ce
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
0357678e9ca50257
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no
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no