Tsuba with Two Dragons

n.d.

6.8 cm 7.3 cm

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The body of this tsuba is formed by two dragons wrapped around the center. Dragons are symbols of power, as they are the strongest animal.

Artifact

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10098
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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