Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tsuba with a Dragon Emerging from Waves
(Japanese Military Armor)
A dragon clutching a jewel is shown among waves on this tsuba. The jewel is taken from Buddhist belief and is also related to the two tide ruling jewels controlled by the Dragon King of the sea. The dragon's body wraps around the tsuba with its head and the jewel shown at the top.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.331