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Source Description
Three gold dragons emerge from clouds on the tsuka. One is on the kashira and one is on either side of the handle. Other than the kashira, the tsuka is worked in a single piece of metal, without menuki or wrapping. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79606
label
Tsuka with Dragons in Clouds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
79606
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Dragons in Clouds
description
Three gold dragons emerge from clouds on the tsuka. One is on the kashira and one is on either side of the handle. Other than the kashira, the tsuka is worked in a single piece of metal, without menuki or wrapping. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
sword components
handles
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
wood, iron, silver, sentoku, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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81f455be28b179c3
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
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photo
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bbb77a3f6b54f64f
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no
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no
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3
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photo
mediaId
f6acd62d3260627c
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no
hasDescription
no