Tsuba with a Dragon in Clouds
On this tsuba, the body of a dragon and clouds swirl around the central openings. Dragons were signs of great power. The design of this tsuba is reminiscent of dragons painted on the ceilings of Buddhist temples.
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40389
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object
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normalized
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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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en
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2
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.175_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.175_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.175_Fnt_DD_JP08.jpg |
| imageCount | 2 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.175 |
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