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Source Description
This hilt is wrapped with baleen. On either side are menuki depicting a catfish and a gourd. The catfish are a reference to a Zen riddle questioning how one can capture a catfish with a gourd. The kashira at the end repeats same stylized gold waves used on the tsuba. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79150
label
Tsuka with Catfish Menuki
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
79150
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuka with Catfish Menuki
description
This hilt is wrapped with baleen. On either side are menuki depicting a catfish and a gourd. The catfish are a reference to a Zen riddle questioning how one can capture a catfish with a gourd. The kashira at the end repeats same stylized gold waves used on the tsuba. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (?)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsuka
kashira
menuki
sword components
handles
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 12.6 cm (12.6 cm)
Source extras
med
lacquer, brown lacquer, gold, copper, silk, same or ray skin
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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8ccd49180c32e9f0
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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1484b080d5fda570
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no
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no