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Source Description
The kashira and menuki on this tsuka all depict dragons flying through clouds. The menuki are attached to a metal plate with a cloud relief that circles the tsuka. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79231
label
Tsuka with Dragons
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79231
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Dragons
description
The kashira and menuki on this tsuka all depict dragons flying through clouds. The menuki are attached to a metal plate with a cloud relief that circles the tsuka. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 9 1/16 in. (23 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold, gilded copper, ray skin
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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7f8262d36859c2cf
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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111e753a8f453e36
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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3c3b5b8390b0ade8
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no
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no