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Source Description
A carp is depicted swimming along the lower right edge of this tsuba. Carps are felicitous symbols and are associated with some of the Shinto gods. The reverse of the tsuba shows a lily pond.
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Document identity
localId
8466
label
Tsuba with a Carp
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
8466
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with a Carp
description
A carp is depicted swimming along the lower right edge of this tsuba. Carps are felicitous symbols and are associated with some of the Shinto gods. The reverse of the tsuba shows a lily pond.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1848-1898 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.9
height
7.2
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
3 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in. (7.9 x 7.2 x 0.54 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Natsuo School
inscriptions
[Signature] 夏雄; [Translation] Natsuo (kao)
med
iron, gold, silver
creator_ids
3841
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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bfbd80ac74cd439e
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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300bd427d79b3208
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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401d653e9273147a
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no
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no