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| Keywords: Omori Teruhide - Tsuba with a Tiger and Dragon - Walters 5193 - Mark.jpg On the front of the tsuba a lion crouches near bamboo growing by a stream while a storm rages overhead On the back a dragon emerges from clouds in the sky This pairing of two of the strongest animals in Japanese tradition is a symbol of the power of religious faith the dragon over the temporal world the tiger between 1730 1798 Edo shibuichi silver gold cm 7 7 accession number 51 93 19636 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Omori Teruhide place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Omori Teruhide Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
