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| Keywords: Okamoto Naoshige - Tsuba with a Dragon Holding a Pearl - Walters 51236 - Back.jpg 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 century 18 Edo iron and gold cm 6 8 accession number 51 236 6712 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Shôraku place of origin Kyoto Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Okamoto Naoshige Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
