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Source Description
A gold dragon is coiled around this tsuba with his head at the bottom. Parts of the dragon's body are obscured by clouds. Dragons are often depicted with clouds because they are associated with the sky and water. Dragons are considered the most powerful creatures.
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Document identity
localId
28990
label
Tsuba with a Dragon among Clouds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
28990
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Dragon among Clouds
description
A gold dragon is coiled around this tsuba with his head at the bottom. Parts of the dragon's body are obscured by clouds. Dragons are often depicted with clouds because they are associated with the sky and water. Dragons are considered the most powerful creatures.
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
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
8e928404e48076f6
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
fa3bb065c3f77f5d
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no