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Source Description
A dragon clutching a jewel is shown among waves on this tsuba. The jewel is taken from Buddhist belief and is also related to the two tide ruling jewels controlled by the Dragon King of the sea. The dragon's body wraps around the tsuba with its head and the jewel shown at the top.
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Document identity
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34319
label
Tsuba with a Dragon Emerging from Waves
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object
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Source metadata
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34319
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normalized
title
Tsuba with a Dragon Emerging from Waves
description
A dragon clutching a jewel is shown among waves on this tsuba. The jewel is taken from Buddhist belief and is also related to the two tide ruling jewels controlled by the Dragon King of the sea. The dragon's body wraps around the tsuba with its head and the jewel shown at the top.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1730-1798 (mid Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Omori School
inscriptions
[Signature] 大森英秀; [Translation] Omori Teruhide (kao)
med
shakudo with gold
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3067
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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