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Source Description
The body of this tsuba is formed by two dragons wrapped around the center. Dragons are symbols of power, as they are the strongest animal.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10098
label
Tsuba with Two Dragons
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
10098
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Two Dragons
description
The body of this tsuba is formed by two dragons wrapped around the center. Dragons are symbols of power, as they are the strongest animal.
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
7.3
height
6.8
dimensionsRaw
2 7/8 x 2 11/16 in. (7.3 x 6.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
f16f53ab0107c64e
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
eef04a94020b901c
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no