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Source Description
The design shows a dragon in clouds clutching a jewel. Dragons are often depicted with jewels, which are taken from Buddhist belief and also related to the two tide ruling jewels controlled by the Dragon King of the sea. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79521
label
Kozuka with Dragon and Jewel
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
79521
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Dragon and Jewel
description
The design shows a dragon in clouds clutching a jewel. Dragons are often depicted with jewels, which are taken from Buddhist belief and also related to the two tide ruling jewels controlled by the Dragon King of the sea. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (?) (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
steel, silver, gold, black lacquer
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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f5fda38311276a49
hasOcr
no
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no
seq
2
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photo
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045de5a53ee40d7f
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no
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no