Tsuba with Dragons

18th-19th century (Edo-Meij)

7.8 cm 7.8 cm 0.7 cm

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Three gold dragons are depicted as though they are weaving their bodies in and out of the background. The background is a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). This is part of a mounted set.

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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