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Source Description
Dragons are associated with water and are commonly depicted in waves or clouds. On the kashira, a dragon is shown swimming through waves. Each menuki is in the shape of a cloud with a dragon. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79514
label
Tsuka with Dragons in Waves and Clouds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79514
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Dragons in Waves and Clouds
description
Dragons are associated with water and are commonly depicted in waves or clouds. On the kashira, a dragon is shown swimming through waves. Each menuki is in the shape of a cloud with a dragon. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
ray skin, silver, gold, shakudo, iron
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
mediaId
633be2cdd5c4af37
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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0458ac9aedbd6df3
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no
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no
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3
type
photo
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3ab60c49ea52e418
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no
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no