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Tsuba with a Dragon Holding a Pearl
Okamoto Naoshige18th century (Edo)
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
A dragon wraps around this tsuba, holding a pearl of wisdom at the upper left. These pearls are said to be used by dragons to control the tides of the ocean. Clouds around the dragon's body form the secondary holes for the utility knife and hair pick.
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Details
- Title: Tsuba with a Dragon Holding a Pearl
- Creator Lifespan: 1780
- Creator Nationality: Japanese
- Date Created: 18th century (Edo)
- Physical Dimensions: h6.8 cm
- Type: tsubas; sword components
- Rights: Acquired by Henry Walters, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- External Link: The Walters Art Museum
- Medium: iron and gold
- Provenance: Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Place of Origin: Kyoto, Japan
- Inscriptions: [Signature] Shôraku
- Artist: Okamoto Naoshige
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