Tsuba with Dragons
The rim of the tsuba is decorated with incised clouds. Five small gold dragons coiled into circles are even spaced along the edge. Dragons are associated with water and often depicted with clouds or waves. This is part of a mounted set.
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79513
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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4
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.1201.2_Back_DD_JP09.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.1201.2_Back_DD_JP09.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.1201.2_Back_DD_JP09.jpg |
| imageCount | 4 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.1201.2 |
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