Tsuba with Dragons in Cartouches
This tsuba is decorated with six cartouches of dragons and a ground of fine fish egg ("nanako-ji") patterning. Four appear on the front and two are on the back. Each dragon is executed in a different metal. Dragons are a symbol of power and popularly depicted in Japanese art....
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Artifact
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12079
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object
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normalized
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| provenance |
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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3
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.333_Back_DD_JP08.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.333_Back_DD_JP08.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.333_Back_DD_JP08.jpg |
| imageCount | 3 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.333 |
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Culture
Japanese
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