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Source Description
On this tsuba, the body of a dragon and clouds swirl around the central openings. Dragons were signs of great power. The design of this tsuba is reminiscent of dragons painted on the ceilings of Buddhist temples.
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Document identity
localId
40389
label
Tsuba with a Dragon in Clouds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
40389
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Dragon in Clouds
description
On this tsuba, the body of a dragon and clouds swirl around the central openings. Dragons were signs of great power. The design of this tsuba is reminiscent of dragons painted on the ceilings of Buddhist temples.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.9
height
6.6
depth
0.3
dimensionsRaw
2 11/16 x 2 9/16 x 1/8 in. (6.9 x 6.56 x 0.33 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
f9bf48e5b6386fc3
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
112569827dbf9cdd
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no