MAKE A MEME View Large Image Japanese - Tsuba with Dragonflies - Walters 51310 - Back.jpg This tsuba shows two dragonflies facing each other across the central opening The upper dragonfly is executed in silver and gold The lower is made from a silver alloy The bodies ...
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Keywords: Japanese - Tsuba with Dragonflies - Walters 51310 - Back.jpg This tsuba shows two dragonflies facing each other across the central opening The upper dragonfly is executed in silver and gold The lower is made from a silver alloy The bodies of both dragonflies continue on the back Dragonflies are a symbol of autumn They are also a reference to the islands of Japan because the shape of the islands has been said to resemble a dragonfly ca 1800 iron silver gold shakudo cm 8 1 7 7 accession number 51 310 37410 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters none place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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