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Source Description
Each of the two menuki is in the shape of a dragon. The kashira depicts a third dragon on a background of stylized flowers in octagon lozenges. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79213
label
Tsuka with Dragons
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79213
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Dragons
description
Each of the two menuki is in the shape of a dragon. The kashira depicts a third dragon on a background of stylized flowers in octagon lozenges. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
menuki
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
ray skin, gold, shakudo
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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76eba1ce7e1a78f3
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2caaf64018c0b340
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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17b494fa749c3c92
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no
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no