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Source Description
A dragon's head and part of his body appear above the central opening of this tsuba. At the bottom and left are waves. Dragons were traditional said to control the seas, so they are often depicted with waves.
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Document identity
localId
2722
label
Tsuba with Dragon and Waves
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
2722
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Dragon and Waves
description
A dragon's head and part of his body appear above the central opening of this tsuba. At the bottom and left are waves. Dragons were traditional said to control the seas, so they are often depicted with waves.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1826 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Otsuki School
inscriptions
[Date] 文政九戌春彫鐫; [Transliteration] Bunsei Kyû [ ] [ ]; [Translation] Ninth year of Bunsei (1826); [Signature] 大月光興; [Translation] Ôtsuki Mitsuoki (kao)
med
silver alloy
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5018
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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116841f7d838a499
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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e8a7fd7cd793641f
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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3ed5f43bbef89b8b
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no
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no