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Source Description
An assortment of fish appears along the bottom of this tsuba. The largest is the sea bream in gold at the lower right corner. Sea bream are felicitous fish because their name "tai" contains a syllable from Japanese word for auspicious ("medetai"). Near the bream is another fish in copper Above it is an abalone shell in silver alloy. A spiny lobster, which is a sign of longevity, is in a copper and gold alloy on the left. On the reverse are a wasabi root and another fish.
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Document identity
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19734
label
Tsuba with Fish and Seafood
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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19734
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object
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normalized
title
Tsuba with Fish and Seafood
description
An assortment of fish appears along the bottom of this tsuba. The largest is the sea bream in gold at the lower right corner. Sea bream are felicitous fish because their name "tai" contains a syllable from Japanese word for auspicious ("medetai"). Near the bream is another fish in copper Above it is an abalone shell in silver alloy. A spiny lobster, which is a sign of longevity, is in a copper and gold alloy on the left. On the reverse are a wasabi root and another fish.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th-late 19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.3
height
6.7
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 7/8 x W: 2 5/8 x D: 1/8 in. (7.25 x 6.65 x 0.38 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Ishiguro School
inscriptions
[Signature] 石黒政常; [Translation] Ishiguro Masatsune (kao)
med
sentoku, copper, gold, silver
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2262
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JMA
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none
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