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Source Description
This tsuba shows a carp swimming through a stream among water milfoil. The carp's head is at the lower right, with its body and tail extending up the right side. Carps are considered a felicitous motif. On the reverse are rocks, a stream and milfoil.
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Document identity
localId
4032
label
Tsuba with a Carp
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
4032
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Carp
description
This tsuba shows a carp swimming through a stream among water milfoil. The carp's head is at the lower right, with its body and tail extending up the right side. Carps are considered a felicitous motif. On the reverse are rocks, a stream and milfoil.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1670-1744 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 安親; [Translation] Yasuchika
med
iron, gold
creator_ids
7158
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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a17c34da27374639
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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39d1b39229419721
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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e5eecf1117d64b04
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no
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no