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Source Description
Front plate with three-clawed dragon in repousse. Hinged sideplates, waidate in two parts. All plates have another plate lashed on their upper sides, leather covered with rolled rims of copper and sections of copper borders with incised floral designs. Watagami (shoulder pad) but no hato-wa-no-ita.Lined with leather; brocaded shoulder pad. Two rings on back. A wooden tag inscribed in Japanese.
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Document identity
localId
9656
label
Three-clawed dragon
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object
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1
Source metadata
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9656
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object
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normalized
title
Three-clawed dragon
description
Front plate with three-clawed dragon in repousse. Hinged sideplates, waidate in two parts. All plates have another plate lashed on their upper sides, leather covered with rolled rims of copper and sections of copper borders with incised floral designs. Watagami (shoulder pad) but no hato-wa-no-ita.Lined with leather; brocaded shoulder pad. Two rings on back. A wooden tag inscribed in Japanese.
provenance
Acquired at Bunkio Matsuki sale, 1906 (45.00?)?
date
1780-1790 (Middle Edo)
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CC0
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en
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cuirass
do
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
Unsigned
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Iron, leather, copper, wood
creator_ids
6194
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none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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b56e2a834bf0b789