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Source Description
The tsuba is formed by the silver body of a dragon coiled around the opening for the blade. The eye of the dragon is highlighted in gold.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
33151
label
Tsuba with Dragon
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
33151
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Dragon
description
The tsuba is formed by the silver body of a dragon coiled around the opening for the blade. The eye of the dragon is highlighted in gold.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1700 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 東雲斎 壽政; [Translation] Tôunsai Toshimasa
RelatedObjects
13250
med
silver
creator_ids
5175
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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