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Source Description
The tsuba has a plain front and back, but around the raised rim is a carving of a dragon in clouds. Dragons were powerful creatures and often depicted in clouds or waves. This is part of a mounted set.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7340
label
Tsuba with Dragons in Clouds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
7340
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Dragons in Clouds
description
The tsuba has a plain front and back, but around the raised rim is a carving of a dragon in clouds. Dragons were powerful creatures and often depicted in clouds or waves. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1868-1912 (?) (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
2
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
silver, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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bdc937951048e7f8