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Source Description
This tsuba is made in the shape of a catfish. The fish is wrapped around the central opening so that that its mouth touches its tail at the upper left. On the catfish's back, at the right side of the tsuba, is an eel. Both catfish and eel are associated with summer.
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Document identity
localId
30074
label
Tsuba with Catfish and Eel
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
id
30074
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Catfish and Eel
description
This tsuba is made in the shape of a catfish. The fish is wrapped around the central opening so that that its mouth touches its tail at the upper left. On the catfish's back, at the right side of the tsuba, is an eel. Both catfish and eel are associated with summer.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1700-1750 (mid Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 財彫子 入山善知; [Translation] Saichôshi/Iriyama Yoshitomo (kao); [Inscription] 江州 彦根住; [Transliteration] Gôshû/Hikone jû; [Translation] Residing in Hikone
Gôshû
med
copper, gold, silver
creator_ids
2470
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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6945f4adb5580236
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no
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photo
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8ccb75ed18ddc085
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no
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photo
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no
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photo
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3ad05810029afe2c
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no